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2. Wood preservation - Wikipedia

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   Tung oil has been used for hundreds of years in China, where it was used as a preservative for wood ships. The oil penetrates the wood, and then hardens to form an impermeable hydrophobic layer up to 5 mm into the wood. As a preservative it is effective for exterior work above and below ground, but the thin layer makes it less useful in practice.

3. Tung oil - Wikipedia

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   Tung oil or China wood oil is a drying oil obtained by pressing the seed from the nut of the tung tree (Vernicia fordii). Tung oil hardens upon exposure to air (through polymerization), and the resulting coating is transparent and has a deep, almost wet look. Used mostly for finishing and protecting wood, after numerous coats, the finish can ...

4. Conservation and restoration of wooden furniture - Wikipedia

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   Furniture can be divided into periods dominated by the use of a particular wood. [5] Until the late 17th Century oak was dominant. From the mid-17th Century, walnut gradually became the main wood for the outside and drawer sides in the best quality pieces with oak still used for the underlying part.

5. Experts Say Winterize Your Outdoor Furniture In a Specific Way

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   $54.99 at amazon.com. Choose the Right Covers. Outdoor furniture comes in all shapes and sizes, so finding a cover that fits well and doesn’t leave large gaps for water or snow to seep in can be ...

6. Finishing oil - Wikipedia

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   Tung oil is pressed from the nuts of the tung tree. Raw tung cures better than raw linseed and so it is often used in this form. As tung oil yellows with age less than linseed, it is favoured for high quality and furniture work. Most modern finishing oils use a blend of oil and a thinning agent such as white spirit. Raw oils tend to be applied ...

7. Linseed oil - Wikipedia

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   Linseed oil is used to bind wood dust, cork particles, and related materials in the manufacture of the floor covering linoleum. After its invention in 1860 by Frederick Walton , linoleum, or "lino" for short, was a common form of domestic and industrial floor covering from the 1870s until the 1970s, when it was largely replaced by PVC ("vinyl ...

8. Teak furniture - Wikipedia

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   Teak wood is used for making boats, furniture, and other things which require resistance to the elements. Teak is used for outdoor furniture but is not recommended for full exposure to sunlight. Being more expensive than most other woods, teak furniture has become something of a status symbol. Not only is it common for a teak bench, chair, or ...

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