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Old 10-28-2004, 08:24 PM
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Finishing+keeping birch bark clean



heres the knife (didnt peen the end yet in the pic) I finished it with several coats of tung oil, and bee's wax. But it seems to pic up dirt. What i have been doing us using a cleaning wax (simmilar to car wax) to remove the bee's wax and clean it. But it loses its nice shine, so I put the bee's wax back on, and repeat.

Well now i've noticed that its not as colorful as it used to be. And it could use a finish that will stay on, and is water/dirt proof and that keeps the look it has now. (considered shellac)

Also how do i keep the brass from tarnishing. I heard that some people soak the entire handle in linseed oil, though it would contaminate a large amout of oil, my tung oil got spoiled somehow, and it dried partially in the tin, so i dont have too much left, if i add some thinner and resand then put the handle in the jar for awhile, would that work as a good finish?
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Old 10-28-2004, 09:52 PM
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first,you should have done a little research on the care and feeding of birchbark when used as a knife handle. it has been used for centuries as a non-slip material on handles. if you wanted something shiney and clean, birchbark was probably your worse choice. a stabilized (plastic) wood handle would have been a better choice. about the only thing you can do now is remove the bees wax with turpentine, allow the handle to dry for at least a week, then recoat with more tung oil. as far as brass tarnishing,after it is polished a light coat of any good paste wax will help to keep it bright.
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