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Liquid paraffin used to be amongst the best 'safe finishes' but it's hard to locate now at chemists, that's for sure...

<snip> What is bioethanol fuel? Bioethanol fuel is quite simply strong alcohol made from European agriculture by the sugar fermentation process. The main sources of sugar required to produce ethanol come from fuel or energy crops, these crops are grown specifically for their energy content...

FWIW and what I've picked up over the years... CA/Cyanoacrylate reacts with the nearest available water or anything damp. Drip water in a bottle of CA and it gets very hot, very quick. It's used forensically to detect fingerprints on items - just cloche over with a cup and leave it to form a...

The blues in that resin are lovely, looks radiant and the deep contrast sets them up. I've some small boxes to make here, I've also some eggcups to make - guess my better ones will become boxes ;o) nice work btw :)

This is a long time bolting the stable door after the thread has bolted, but has anyone ever tried bioethanol to dissolve lac in? Local garden centres seem to have the stuff in small to medium sized bottles and I was thinking this was worth a punt, what with it being clear as day. FWIW I've...

Have to agree with a previous poster that they shape up and grind well; hold a good lasting edge too. I'll be hanging onto mine till they're ground away.. I tend to use the really old worn out ones to make special job tools :)