Waterlox Marine High Gloss
Testing something out: going for the 20’s varnish the Loars had, which by all Scientific accounts seem to be Water dye, shellac sealer, phenolic linseed oil varnish (an old Benjamin Moore quick dry?), and some kind of spirit varnish via french polish as a topper. Behlen Rock Hard changed its formula to poly as many of you might know, leaving me searching for another good linseed / phenolic varnish option. Read about Epifanes gloss which is what Collings I believe uses (right?) on its varnish models. Welp, my local woodcraft had Waterlox Marine, which is phenolic, but it’s Tung oil, but the way I see it, both are similar (Tung : Linseed as Tomato : Tomato) - the important ingredient being the phenolic. Then, on the hunt for spirit varnish, but I’m hearing some folks use tru oil as a “French Polish” topper to make it nice and shiny. Any suggestions? What do you use for varnishes?
Best,
Jeff
Forestfloor Mandolin Co.
Insta: forestfloormandoco
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