Timber Finishing With Soap Flakes

[nebraun]

<hr style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);" size="1"> <!-- / icon and title --> <!-- message --> Hello,

I am designing a piece of furniture that i want to look 'raw' as opposed to oiled, however i still need to finish it. I have been told that you can finish timber furniture with soap flakes instead of using oil.
Thus far i have not been able to find any information on the process involved. Does anyone know of the process or can put me in contact with someone who does?

Cheers.

[Master Splinter]

Try here (http://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=11365)

[nebraun]

Thank-you Huge Help....i'll test it out and see how it goes.

[BrettC]

Lye is Sodium Hydroxide, I recently read in a book somewhere some tests using lye on cherry, from memory though it was used as a stain would be used to darken the cherry (although sunlight will also do this to cherry) not as the final finish.