Organoil on redgum

[Richard Kapelle]

Has anybody used Organoil on redgum before and have you any tips?

[Christopha]

What, where and how is the finished article??

[Richard Kapelle]

CHRISTOPHA,I am making a coffee table out of a solid piece of redgum,and I want to use Organoil because I have had too much trouble with spray on lacquers.

[rsser]

I've used it on turned bowls with OK results. It tends to raise the grain over a few weeks but a fine sand takes care of that. It also tends to darken the timber somewhat and can increase the contrast where the grain is stripy.

Isn't this sposed to be one of the oils designed for use with r.o. sanders to give a durable and even finish?

Suggest you try this with an offcut and see if you like the result ;)

Ern

[ozwinner]

Ive used organoil interior on different types of gum, and had good results.

I finish it off with some of Ubeauts EEE wax, comes up beautiful.

Al

[oges]

The Organoil guy was doing a demonstration on a big burl slab of Murray red gum at the Wodonga wood show over the two days. He used the burnishing oil and used the dry and wet sanding process and it turned out real well.

[ozwinner]

Ive tryed the burnishing oil, never had any success with it.


Al

[PAH1]

I use both the ubeaut shellac based products and organoil. They both have their strengths and weaknesses and I allways try some on the piece that I want finished before deciding which to use. It is sometimes quite dramatic the difference between the two on different timbers. I tried organoil on some cardwellia, eek very blotchy as the medullary rays soaked up the oil far more than the timber while sanding sealer/traditional wax worked a treat. The reverse was true for some japanese cedar I have, organoil gave the timber a real lift while the wax, while shiny, was a bit flat.

The other thing that is important is the end use, oiling is probably more durable than shellac on a coffee table given the certantity of spills (not having had any experience with the hard shellac yet).

[Toymaker Len]

I'm currently using organoils 'Danish' (not the pastry) on redgum and it comes up a treat. Also good is that organoil danish does not set in the tin like all the others after they have been opened.

[Goldy]

Also had good success with Organoil Danish oil also on Redgum, Jarra etc. Pretty well fool proof to use.

[Richard Kapelle]

Thanks Goldy,Len,PAH1,Ozwinner,Oges and rsser,I will try it with an orbital sander and see how it goes.