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Permalink Reply by Dave Z on August 1, 2011 at 9:22am

Ron,

 

I usually buy equal sized containers of linseed oil, turps, and a pint of pine tar.  mix it all in an empty paint can, and add a half a bottle of japan drier.

 

It isn't a precise mixture and doesn't need to be.

 

I've had old tung oil laying around, some spar varnish, etc.. and even through that stuff in at times.  The varnish would just add more oil- the good stuff would have tung oil in it.  The turps basically thins out anything else.

 

As a matter of fact, I had a paint can of turp that I used to store my brushes in.  Just the brushes used for varnish.  I used the old turp in there as a base for some boat soup once. 

 

The down east boat soup is:

 

Bolied linseed oil: 1qt

Turpentine: 1qt

Pine Tar: 1/2 pint  (though I've used a full pint recently)

Japan Drier: 1/2 pint

 

 

More importantly is the wood.  White Oak, Meranti, Fir all like to drink up oil well.  This I know from experience.  Other woods, you'd have to try on your own, or others can chime in.

 

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Permalink Reply by Ron Bakken on August 1, 2011 at 9:50am

Thanks Dave!  From all the old posts I've read you seem to be the Executive Boat Soup Chef.

I appreciate the advice.

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Permalink Reply by Dave Z on August 1, 2011 at 8:15pm

Cool, I stepped up to Executive Chef!

 

I got alot of my info from my good buddy Roger Fletcher, AJ and others here on the site.

 

 

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