Swede Just arrived

[clearblue]

The UPS truck just arrived bringing me another Swede.Man! What a thrill.

This one was ordered from Samco Global Arms, it's importer.

http://www.samcoglobal.com/index.html

I haven't had time to examine it in detail, but what a relief to look at the little brass stock disc and see a "1" for bore condition and a "0" for bore diameter.

http://www.geocities.com/swede94/disc.html


http://www.geocities.com/swede94/beech.html


The wood is gonna clean up dark and beautiful,no cracks or splits-

Thank Goodness.

I think it is walnut.

My other two Swedes are both Beech and very blond and are still hanging by bungee cords soaking up the 8th coat of boiled linseed oil.

More to follow.

[aliceinchains]

I have a question about the linseed oil.You say it is boiled.Do you actually boil this yourself.And what is the purpose of doing this.:confused:

[clearblue]

Originally posted by aliceinchains
I have a question about the linseed oil.You say it is boiled.Do you actually boil this yourself.And what is the purpose of doing this.:confused:

Maybe this'll clarify a bit:

http://woodworking.about.com/library/weekly/aa012500.htm

http://www.gunsnet.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=41475

I buy mine already boiled in a can found in the paint section of Walmart.

Wood LOVES it!

[clearblue]

http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/Crops/Linseed_oil.html

Linseed oil
Flax
Linaceae Linum usitatissimum L.
Source: Magness et al. 1971
Linseed oil, obtained from seed of the flax plant, is primarily used in industry; but some is used for edible purposes in eastern Europe.
The flax plant is erect growing, to 3 feet, with narrow, entire leaves. The fruit is a pod or capsule, which is indehiscent.


The flax plant is erect growing, to 3 feet, with narrow, entire leaves. The fruit is a pod or capsule, which is indehiscent.
The seeds contain around 35 to 44 percent of drying oil. In eastern Europe, the seed is generally first cold pressed, the cold-press oil being used in foods. A later hot press yields additional industrial oil. In the U.S., oil extraction is generally hot press, followed by solvent extraction, and the oil is not used as food. The press cake from hot pressing is a valuable livestock feed. The flax seed contains a cyanogenic glucoside which forms hydrocyanic acid by enzyme action unless the enzyme is inactivated by heat. Flax seed for oil was grown in the U.S. on an average of about 2.7 million acres, 1964-66.


World production of linseed oil averaged near 1,200,000 tons, 1964-66. Production was down in 1967 but back up in 1968 - about equal to 1964.>>>>>


You can buy edible Flax Oil at most Health Food Stores.

I personnally prefer the "Veg-omega-3 coldpressed Organic Flax oil"- distributed by Spectrum.

I take a capsule or two a week for the essential fatty acids and if I've got a piece of wood like a bowl I'm particularly fond of, I'll bite open one of the capsules and grease'er
down.

Caution-Don't put it out in the sun to dry as the raw oil will dry like glue in puddles, instead of soaking into the wood.If you wanna know more 'bout it click:
http://www.spectrumnaturals.com/flaxoil/bene1.html

then

http://www.freedomyou.com/recipes/flax%20oil.htm



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[pro2nd]

Alice you crack me up not making fun of you but a long long time ago I thought I had to boil it too before I used it.

[aliceinchains]

Clearblue thank's for them links.Well i learned the boiled linseed oil is the way to go because it dry's so much faster.:cool: