dye used to achieve a "natural" or standard finish on a pipe

[cigarstorejay]

They have a butcher block treatment that I saw at Lowes. It is food grade Shelac, basically. Anybody ever hear of it or know if it was ever used on a pipe? Might be an alternative for someone?

 

[Sasquatch]

Completely depends on what the finish is made of. Most likely it's just a penetrating food grade oil (walnut is common).

 

[Kyle Weiss]

I use a very thin, VERY thin mixture of shellac and linseed oil.

Are the two actually mixed? I've thinned out shellac with denatured alcohol so not to have a goopy mess, but I have never liked the results.

*cough bump*

8)

 

[scotties22]

If he tells you he'll HAVE to kill you...

 

[Kyle Weiss]

It's cool put me out of my misery. :lol: I've lived three lifetimes it feels like.

Otherwise, read between the lines and noted. I can experiment from there. 8)

 

[Sasquatch]

Yeah they are actually mixed. The most traditional form of the French Polish method involves a pad with a few drops of linseed on it and a thin, high grade shellac. You can buy this mixture now, under the guise of french polish, various turner's polishes, etc. What a guy is doing on a pipe is sort of the first coat (french polish taking many, many quick coats) and walking away, and then doing a tripoli polish and wax finish rather than continuing on and doing a shellac finish.

 

[wintermute]

the French Polish method

Well, which is it French or Polish?

 

[Sasquatch]

Ba dump bump!


It takes a Polish guy to rub it on and a French guy to tell everyone how great it is.

 

[monbla256]

Ba dump bump!


It takes a Polish guy to rub it on and a French guy to tell everyone how great it is.

AAH! European Aggies