I have been using Tru-Oil to put a finish on natural wood handles such as walnut. It has been working fine. A few days ago I started to open the bottle of Tru-Oil. The lid was stuck pretty tight. I finally got the lid off and found that some of the Tru-Oil had thickened. I went ahead and used the oil that was thin. I got busy and 2 days later the oil had not completely hardened. I took some acetone and removed the finish.
Has anyone had this problem with Tru-Oil? If so, any idea what causes it?
Thanks for your replies.
Cal
I have not had a similiar issue with Tru Oil but there is a better use for your efforts with Tru Oil.
I recommend that you obtain a bottle of pure refined linseed oil and then mix four (4) oz of pure refined linseed oil with 1 1/2 oz of Tru oil to produce an exceptional formula to finish your wood handles. It must be pure refined linseed oil which you can obtain from Amazon.com at, Click: pure refined linseed oil
This is an ABS YouTube video of RW Wilson that I filmed a while ago about this formula when he was in Colorado visiting Knife Maker's Guild Founding Member John Owens. I just made up new batches for myself and Master Smith Jack Fuller and used it on an African Blackwood fluted handle with exceptional results. It can be used on any wood including walnut.
To view the video click below:
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Dan Cassidy
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Thank you for the information Dan. I will certainly give this a try.
This happens with Tru Oil, tung oil and such. It has something to do with the amount of air in the bottle as it gets used up. more than one old woodworker told me that as they use the oil down, they keep adding ball bearings or marbles to the bottle to keep the level up near the top.
I don't know if that works or not but definitely as those types of oil age, they begin to harden and solidify.
I switched to teak oil and use it for the same type of stuff as I think it does the same thing and is way cheaper. It seems to stay liquid no matter what.
Storing your true oil upside down will help preserve the contents quite a bit as well.
