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   floman47 | May 16, 2002 06:46pm | #1

    First let me say grate workbench. I worked for Acorn Designs twenty some years ago.  We made workbench kits.  I put seven coats of tung oil finish on my bench.  And that’s what was recommend for the kits.  And no wax!  That’s what I used on Sam Maloofs bench.  I would be a little afraid of cross contamination of the wax.  And yes you would have to strip off the wax before applying another coat of finish.

   Jeff in So Cal    

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   daleM10 | May 16, 2002 08:31pm | #2

   Thanks for the info. Would the addition of tung oil be wise or should I just leave well enough alone?

   Acorn Designs? Somehow it rings a bell but I can't place where I have read about it.

   Again thanks for the imput Jeff

   daleM

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   floman47 | May 16, 2002 09:02pm | #3

    No watco is fine.

       You can buy the plans for the Acorn workbench from Grizzly. They have a picture at their web site.  The kits aren’t being made anymore.  To bad I thank there is a market for it again

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   HowardAcheson | May 17, 2002 07:10pm | #4

   Real tung oil is not an option at this time. The resins in Watco have filled the pores and there is no way for the tung oil to penetrate. If you use one of the so called "tung oil finishes", you are using an oil/varnish product that is virtually identical to the Watco or a thinned varnish that contains little or, in most cases, no real tung oil.

   Real tung oil will say "100%" or "Pure" on the can. If it doesn't say one or the other, it's not real tung oil.

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   daleM10 | May 18, 2002 05:46am | #5

   Thanks Howie: I am going to just continue to apply coats of Watco as needed.

   Take care and the LORD bless

   daleM