Varnish?? Oil??

[delabodge]

have coated a recent bench in the letonkinios yatch varnish,,and as a durable finnish,vu resistant,,sure its fine,feels a little rough to the touch but is easy to apply,

on anything I put in doors I use chesnut foodsafe oils,,love the finnish,and its organic,and safe,,,,

on the bench I just made,,used liberons furniture oil,,,,seems ok ,,easy to apply,,but only time will tell,,,it says it repells uv light etc,,,but wouldnt you if you where trying to sell a product,,,I presume theve done some research,,hopefully so for £17 per litre,,

[Woodcrafter]

Cheers. I've purchased and applied to a few pieces some liberon decking oil. I phoned the shop Initially to ask for the osmo but he recommended the liberon and as it was on sale £16.99 for 2.5ltr.

Bargain. Anyway I've applied 2 coats and the carvings are looking really nice.

[delabodge]

they look good mate,i use the decking oil on my mushrooms too:thumbup1:

[dervishcarving]

many coats is the key, especially if you included the heart wood in the carving

[abercarver]

they look good mate,i use the decking oil on my mushrooms too:thumbup1:

 

How are they with the decking oil?

 

Im thinking of buying the oil from B&Q...

..does it work well reducing splitting etc?

[delabodge]

with mushrooms,,,as with everything else,,if its a 100degrees,,,they will split,,,i make mine in stages,,,carve them, let them chill for two weeks in the shelter, wind drys them,,then sand,,and oil,,,bingo,,,

[abercarver]

Nice one Delabodge...Do you give yours loads and loads of coats?

[Stu3k]

If your thinking of using Liberon Decking Oil its cheapest at Toolstation rather than B & Q and free delivery

[dervishcarving]

i find decking protector works well (ronseal) but like everything u need a few coats and some wood will crack from the heartwood no matter what you do.

[Woodcrafter]

I will have to dig out my receipt to tell you who I got mine from (liberon decking oil) but It was on a deal £16.99ish for 2.5ltrs. Really pleased with results after 3-4 coats.