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Teak Oil or varnish
Well , it's not a building boat question but I believe that you can help me
, if you can spend some time for me I have a wooden speargun made by iroko wood and I don't know what to do. Brush it by teak oil or brush it by varnish. I want the piece of wood would be as resistant it can be , but I want to keep the properties (flexibility) of wood Thanks a lot |
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Hi
For this you could consider wax. Now please correct my bad english, but bee-wax , guess you know the stuff that even make candles ,are a very nice alternative to oil and varnish. It will be soluted in terpentine it even mix with linseed oil and polyurethane varnish , making the varnish more soft and the oil more lasting. Beside you can work it by polishing, it can be made melting and go even deeper , the only drawback is that it don't like water but is easily polished -- it will maintain the nice look of polished wood and is often a better choice than varnish . P.C. |
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If you are planning on using the speargun then you might want to try a
couple of coats of 2 part polyurethane. Iroko is a good one for a spear gun but the poly will give it a longer lasting finish. Brian |
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