Tru Oil

[21William]

I've heard that Birchwood Cassey Tru Oil is good stuff but the cost of even a small bottle is silly money.
After a quick search I found this recipe, anyone tried it?

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[Buckeye]

Penfold1 has some tru oil for sale. It has been for sale for a while, I don't know if he will post it or not.

Peter

 

[Bigblackdog]

it is expensive, but a little goes a long way- seriously, a couple of drops. the 2nd bottle up seems to be the best value I think. Dont buy the 32oz bottle, because it will take years to use up and it does have a shelf life

 

[wm460]

what is the shelf life for truoil?

 

[Penpal]

Thanks for the mix recipe.

Peter.

 

[21William]

If Tru oil has a shelf life then that recipe is even more attractive as I expect the ingredients would last a long time unmixed.

 

[EStreet]

You can make your own truoil

 

[Penpal]

You can make your own truoil

How?

Peter/

 

[EStreet]

Truoil is solvent, modified oil and linseed oil. A.k.a. Stoddant solvent, White spirit. So you take 1 part bees wax, 1 part turpentine or white spirit, 1 part linseed oil. Melt them and stir. It forms a toothpaste like substance you can polish with. It's an old ww2 battle dressing used with the m1 garand and Lee infield's. The oil portion is proprietary to birch wood Casey but it's just a lubricant and any lube will work in this case. If you want a more liquid consistency then sub the beeswax with something that will not gel.

 

[EStreet]

Also, you can sub linseed oil with Danish oil, tung oil, boiled linseed oil, teak oil, and a slew of other items of a similar nature.

 

[21William]

How?

Peter/

It's in the recipe I linked to!

 

[Penpal]

Also, you can sub linseed oil with Danish oil, tung oil, boiled linseed oil, teak oil, and a slew of other items of a similar nature.

Thanks Ed.

Peter.