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2. Wood preservation - Wikipedia

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   In recent years in Australia and New Zealand, linseed oil has been incorporated in preservative formulations as a solvent and water repellent to "envelope treat" timber. This involves just treating the outer 5 mm of the cross-section of a timber member with preservative (e.g., permethrin 25:75), leaving the core untreated.

3. Pine tar - Wikipedia

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   Pine tar is combined with gum turpentine and boiled linseed oil to create a wood preservative. First, a thin coat is applied using a mixture with a greater proportion of turpentine. This allows it to permeate deeper into the oakum and fibre of the wood and lets the tar seep into any pinholes and larger gaps that might be in the planks. The tar ...

4. Tar - Wikipedia

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   Mixing tar with linseed oil varnish produces tar paint. Tar paint has a translucent brownish hue and can be used to saturate and tone wood and protect it from weather. Tar paint can also be toned with various pigments, producing translucent colors and preserving the wood texture. Tar was once used for public humiliation, known as tarring and ...

5. How to Clean Garden Tools in 5 Easy Steps So They Last a Lifetime

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   Linseed oil (optional) Step 1: Remove dirt. ... If your tools have rough wooden handles, smooth the handles out with some sandpaper and apply linseed oil to the wood to prevent drying and cracking ...

6. Wood finishing - Wikipedia

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   Oil-varnish blends (i.e. Danish oil, Teak oil, [30] "Tung oil finish") Enhances natural figure like a drying oil, but more protective and faster drying. Low, but more than pure oil finishes. Fairly durable, but may require periodic reapplication for heavy use areas such as tables and worktops.

7. Finishing oil - Wikipedia

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   Old linseed oil finishes yellow with age, owing to oxidation with the air. Linseed oil was also widely used for the production of oilcloth, a waterproof covering and rainwear material, formed by coating linen or cotton fabrics with the boiled oil. [1] Tung oil is pressed from the nuts of the tung tree. Raw tung cures better than raw linseed and ...