another wood finish question

[mopinko]

do i need a sanding sealer with tung oil? should i use a commercial one, or do like the old furniture guys did with a 1:10 dilution? (anybody remember that show? it was great. they picked stuff out of the trash, from second had stores, whatever, and finished them up.)

[MagickMuffin]

1. I loved The Furniture Guys, Ed and Joe, they are a hoot

I loved their skits. They have a website, you can even submit questions.

http://www.furnitureguys.com/answers.php

I don't have an answer to your question, sorry.

[mopinko]

2. hey, well that is answer enough.

i had no idea they were still around.

[mopinko]

3. ok, sent my ?

will share the answer if i get one.

[Warpy]

4. The directions that came with my spinning wheel

and can of tung oil said not to use any sort of a sealer, that the oil was meant to penetrate the wood.

Of course, those instructions were in Dutch, so it's possible I could have misunderstood. However, the oil finish has held up for 15 years, so it didn't hurt anything.

[mopinko]

5. i guess i could see what homer says on the back of the can.

but i would have to get up.

seriously, i count on du'ers knowing stuff that is not on the can. besides, conversation is more fun.