Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: First Knife  (Read 2460 times)

Offline lazyMlazyK

  • New Forum Member
  • *
  • Posts: 653
  • Age: 34
  • Location: Hazen, ND
    • KM Calls
First Knife
« on: November 12, 2014, 10:22:29 PM »
Just finished my first knife.  The scales are cocobolo and I rubbed two coats of boiled linseed oil on them to give them a "warm" look and feel.  Can I let that set overnight then finish it with Tru-Oil?  Will the BLO be a decent finish all on its own?
« Last Edit: November 13, 2014, 12:12:22 AM by lazyMlazyK »
Logged
http://kmcalls.webs.com/

‘‘To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them...’’

— Richard Henry Lee, 1787

Offline Joe Short

  • New Forum Member
  • *
  • Posts: 651
  • Age: 40
  • Location: Beulaville, NC
Re: First Knife
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2014, 08:57:36 AM »
Nice work!
BLO can take some time to completely dry. On most woods, I personally wait between 48-72hrs... on Cocobolo I'm not sure I'd try to use Tru Oil without a good acetone wipe down (negating the BLO) as the hardened film will likely separate over time due to the natural oil in the wood.
Logged
"We have a lot of great call makers in NC. Maybe more call makers than ducks." - JCZ
Pages: [1]   Go Up