On Dec 2, 11:19 pm, CycloFiend <cyclofi...@earthlink.net> wrote: > Careful with that. Linseed oil is pretty easily combustible material. > > - Jim
Right. Of course it is flammable. But if you _do_ use linseed oil to thin the beeswax, it should be noted that you'll only need about ~1 tbsp of linseed oil per ~1 pint of beeswax. As I said though, I did this the first couple of times, but subsequently found it to be unneeded. One other point I should make is that the reason I don't heat up the material before hand is that, depending on the canvas, it can be very easy to singe the material and render the fibers brittle. For that reason I like to heat the canvas up only after applying the first coat of wax. No matter *what* you do, waxing cotton canvas (that is not already dyed black!) will darken the material. Good luck with your project, it will be fun! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
