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Speaking of seed oils,

This liquid in the front is 6 years old. It started as flax seed oil, and was mixed with diatomaceous earth in 2018. It was turned every month or so, until the diatomaceous earth separated and hardened on the bottom. The clarified liquid was stored in a loosely covered glass container for several years, slowly thickening.

Now it’s the consistency of honey, and when you spread it on wood, it hardens into a naturally occurring polymer in 24 hours. Old school methods, no chemicals or plastics.

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The Bird 1y ago

where did you learn about that I would love to learn more old school methods like this

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atyh 1y ago

I just started googling, and followed rabbit holes. I found all kinds of things about old school paint, wood treatments, and making things water resistant. There is alot of stuff on YouTube too.

The Bird 1y ago

That's really cool

Squeaky Frog 1y ago

This is an interesting old-school (19th century) book with lots of info on how they finished wood back in the day. A couple of caveats: some ingredients may be uncommon and hard to locate today (or go by different names now), and some of this may not meet modern ideas about safety. But it's an interesting book about techniques that have gone by the wayside in favor of polyurethane sprayed on particleboard...

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17935

The Bird 1y ago

Cool I look forward to this