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**realnilkless** · 09-19-2006, 08:00 AM

Greetings Ian,

I have made a few bokuto and suburito and feel that they need to be treated as anything else that is wood. Ocasional sanding, - sand, dampen (which will raise the grain), and sand again dry with 400 paper. I use linseed oil exclusively in finishing furniture and anything else. It is not dangerous stuff. Heat it - not too hot as it will catch fire - and apply with a soft cloth. After a half hour, wipe off all excess as this will never dry and the wood will remain sticky. After a day you can sand this lightly and repeat if you want. Not only does this protect the wood, the wood shines from within and doesn't reflect light as varnish does.

Let me know how it goes.

Richard

09-19-2006, 08:00 AM	#11
realnilkless Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 687 Senior Member	Greetings Ian, I have made a few bokuto and suburito and feel that they need to be treated as anything else that is wood. Ocasional sanding, - sand, dampen (which will raise the grain), and sand again dry with 400 paper. I use linseed oil exclusively in finishing furniture and anything else. It is not dangerous stuff. Heat it - not too hot as it will catch fire - and apply with a soft cloth. After a half hour, wipe off all excess as this will never dry and the wood will remain sticky. After a day you can sand this lightly and repeat if you want. Not only does this protect the wood, the wood shines from within and doesn't reflect light as varnish does. Let me know how it goes. Richard
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