[Woodcarver] Linseed oil , boiled or raw

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Hi Richard,
 
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES ATTEMPT TO BOIL LINSEED OIL ON YOUR STOVE!!
 
Linseed oil is flammable and could...or would...catch fire or blow-up by
applying heat or flame!! The term 'Boiled' does not mean it is heated to
a boil, rather that the oil is treated chemically with dryers that aid
in drying after the oil is used on wood. Not sure why the term 'boiled'
is used it may go back to a time when the refining of the oil involved
some sort heat/heating/rendering process.
 
Raw linseed oil is rarely used for finishing as it can take months or
even years to dry, you can use *very small* (...drops!) amounts of
'Japan Dryer' added to the raw oil to aid in drying. Japan Dryer is
available at better or larger Wood Working supply outfits, do some
experimenting with small batches of oil until you find the right formula
for your oil.
 
AGAIN.....PLEASE, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES ATTEMPT TO BOIL LINSEED OIL ON
YOUR STOVE!!
 
 
Hope this helps, Mike

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Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 6:38 PM
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Subject: [Woodcarver] Linseed oil , boiled or raw


Have a couple of questions about linseed oil. Is raw or boiled linseed
oil better to use and why. If I put the raw oil on the stove and boil it
, will I blow up or will  I have boiled linseed oil. In the past I have
put boiled linseed oil on the stove to warm it up, but never to a point
were it would boil. I am asking this because I just 10 gallons of raw
linseed oil. Need to know if I can use it or not.
Thanks ,
Richard in NY

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