OCtoolguy Posted May 3, 2020 Report Share Posted May 3, 2020 (edited) This has probably been asked & answered before but my search skills never find what I need. I finished the bowl I've been working on and dipped it in natural Watco oil. Can I now apply a couple of coats of mineral oil / bees wax mixture? If the answer is yes, is it something that will need to be refreshed from time to time or is it "one & done"? Edited May 3, 2020 by octoolguy Fish, Jim McDonald, scrollingforsanity and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 I can't answer that but you have made a beautiful bowl. The inlays look great! OCtoolguy and scrollingforsanity 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted May 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 4 minutes ago, Rockytime said: I can't answer that but you have made a beautiful bowl. The inlays look great! Thanks Les. I appreciate that. Only I can see the screwups. Next one will be better. scrollingforsanity 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DME72 Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 ray, that really looks nice. never done any inlay myself, now i might have to try. that is bevel cut inlay i assume. the only downside to paduak it will turn brown if left in the sun for any amount of time. doug OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrollingforsanity Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 Nice job Ray. My stuff never looks like that OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted May 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 1 minute ago, scrollingforsanity said: Nice job Ray. My stuff never looks like that Thanks. It's the first attempt at anything like that. I made a couple of mistakes but I know what I did so next time I will know what NOT to do. scrollingforsanity 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollyred Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 Interesting bowl and very nice inlay. As far as the mineral oil and wax, it is not a durable finish. If the bowl is used much it will need refinished. I do this on some wooden kitchenware, and all you need to do is rub some on the bowl (I use my hand to apply it, it is actually good for your hands), let it set for a while, then buff it up. Tom OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Monk Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 I love your bowl Ray. Beautiful job! Great wood selection. The colors are super. You can use mineral oil and bees wax over it. If I made that bowl and we were going to use it for personal use I would probably use olive oil on it and just refresh it now and then. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondewood Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 Beautiful bowl! My understanding is that if it's for food you should have skipped the Watco and just stick with Food-Safe Finishes Pure tung oil. Extracted from the nut of the china wood tree. ... Raw linseed oil. Pressed from flax seeds. ... Mineral oil. Although derived from petroleum, it is colorless, odorless, tasteless and entirely inert. ... Walnut oil. Pressed from the nuts of the walnut tree. ... Beeswax. ... Carnauba wax. ... Shellac. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted May 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 1 hour ago, scrollingforsanity said: Nice job Ray. My stuff never looks like that Thanks for all the info and advice. I probably won't be using it for food. I think my wife has it in her mind to just display it and "maybe" use it at some point for mixed nuts of the type that you have to shell. Like the old days. I don't know. I just want it to look good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Monk Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 9 hours ago, octoolguy said: Thanks for all the info and advice. I probably won't be using it for food. I think my wife has it in her mind to just display it and "maybe" use it at some point for mixed nuts of the type that you have to shell. Like the old days. I don't know. I just want it to look good. If you aren't going to use it. you could finish it with anything. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill WIlson Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 My concern with using mineral oil at this point, is that you've already sealed the pores of the wood, to some degree, with the Watco. Mineral oil never dries. It simply soaks into the wood. I'm not sure what will happen if you apply it over the Watco. If you have beeswax, I would simply melt a little down and rub it on, over the Watco and skip the mineral oil. Or for the benefit of science and the rest of us on the forum, you could do a test on some left over scraps. Finish it with the Watco, same as the original piece, then try the mineral oil/beeswax mix. See what happens. It may be fine, but I wouldn't try it on the final piece without testing first. Kepy and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 (edited) You done a beautiful job with cutting and wood choices!!! I sometimes topcoat with polyurethane after the Danish oil.. Depends on the project and what look I'm after.. For bowls and much of the kitchen type things I actually like Watco Butcher Block oil.. I'm not certain what's in it but it gives a clear coat looking finish and it's quite water resistant.. If you wash the bowl the water beads up like a heavy wax was applied.. I don't sell cutting boards but I have made some and use it on those.. it last a good year before needing re coated.. and if it weren't for the knife marks I'd say it'd never need re coated.. It's good stuff.. I use a soft cloth to apply it.. If I get a ot of knife marks in it I sometimes will use the mineral oil & beeswax mix to help along nearing the time I need to re coat with the Butcher Block oil.. https://www.lowes.com/pd/WATCO-Clear-Butcher-Block-Oil-Actual-Net-Contents-16-fl-oz/3153369?cm_mmc=shp-_-c-_-prd-_-pnt-_-google-_-lia-_-219-_-interiorstains-_-3153369-_-0&store_code=1110&placeholder=null&gclid=Cj0KCQjw-r71BRDuARIsAB7i_QMkI4f2wm5Xjm6tUobnquAi24sE_m2nSn9VkHLp49C-jLWwdt1hK5saAghOEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds I Edited May 4, 2020 by kmmcrafts OCtoolguy and MrsN 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 very nice bowl, the inlay looks great OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meflick Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 Beautiful looking bowl Ray. I still need to try my first Inlay. What were your errors that you learned from if you don’t mind sharing? OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxfold Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 Don't know a darn thing about finishing Ray, but I do know a beautiful bowl when I see one. Well Done !!! OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjweb Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 Ray you done a beautiful job on that bowl especially the inlay, RJ OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadBob Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 Mineral oil will not soak in. Why mot just wax the bowl? OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted May 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 6 hours ago, meflick said: Beautiful looking bowl Ray. I still need to try my first Inlay. What were your errors that you learned from if you don’t mind sharing? The biggest thing that I noticed was my choice of blade size. I went by what Carole Rothman suggested, a #5 at 1.5° angle. I should have dropped down to a #3 or even #1. What I ended up with was a good tight fit but a slight gap at the top of the inlay. Next time I'll try to go down a size or two and see what happens. I should have made more practice cuts. Oh well, live and learn. It was a fun project though and I look forward to making more of these. meflick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted May 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 On 5/3/2020 at 6:11 PM, scrollingforsanity said: Nice job Ray. My stuff never looks like that Please, don't sell yourself short. If I can do it, anybody can. It's just a matter of trial and error. I never show the "errors". Watch Dave's video on how to so double bevel inlay and practice a few and you'll get it. As for the bowl, I found the plans in one of my older magazines and decided that it looked like a fun project. It turned out to be a lot of fun and I plan to do more of them. Give it a try. If you want me to send you the plans let me know. Or, if you have the SSWC issue number 60, it's in there. Have fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoney Posted May 8, 2020 Report Share Posted May 8, 2020 I really like your bowl Ray. The choice of woods looks great! OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted May 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2020 4 hours ago, stoney said: I really like your bowl Ray. The choice of woods looks great! Thanks Stoney. It called for sapele/paduak/walnut but I couldn't find sapele anywhere so I just used my standby mahogany. stoney 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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