Another great video, fun and educational. I didn't realize linseed oil was a poor choice for preventing mold. Also using 400 grit paper when applying oil. Great info. Thanks!
We have been making birch oil from birch bark, the stuff is almost like tar. Applied some to a cedar paddle on the blade and after a season of use water still repels off that section of the blade. I'm going to cover the whole paddle shaft and all.
Had to laugh at the portions. Mike, gets a splash. Kevin, half a glass full. Exactly the video I was lookin for. Thanks for all the awesome work Kevin!!
Pours like a dream into a pint Mason jar. Separated some so to not contaminate the whole quart can. Used cutting board as spil area. Didn't spill so poured and rubbed in. Just sanded gunwales of solo canoe, looking fabulous already after 1 coat. Will do 4 coats. Last coat will hit the 2 new Badger paddles I just bought. Smooth, beautiful, natural anti fungal and almost delicious. And will think of this video almost every time I paddle. Scary stuff.
Nova Craft uses tung oil on the gunwales, so I wipe them down on my canoes and my paddles once or twice a year with tung oil or tung'n teak oil. Tung'n teak cures a little faster than pure tung oil. I lightly sand with fine sandpaper (320 or 400) before oiling, and wipe off the excess after waiting a few minutes.
I grew up on Chemong lake the Ennismore side. home sweet home baby, Heading to Algonquin from Vancouver twice this summer, on in late May, and one in late Aug.
So I couldn't find anyone in the States that handles Badger Oil. Had to order from Canada. Got the quart and it comes in a paint can. Recommend paying a bit more and buy 2 pints in nice little screw off tins. Plan to pour mine into maple syrup bottles since it's Canadian. Might duel service it on my pancakes. Joking Mike and Kevin.
Hi! Unless there is enough time to allow the oil to harden and cure before you leave for your trip, then it is probably best to do it after your trip (or in-between trips). It can take anywhere from a couple of days to a week for the oil to dry properly (depending on what product you are using and what the temperature, humidity levels, and air circulation is doing at the time). Hope that helps!
I have a couple of weeks before the trip so I'll go ahead and oil it. Picked up some of your oil in Oxtongue AO store yesterday. Thanks! Love my paddle btw took a few trips around the lake at the cottage this past weekend and it felt really nice in the water.
Highly recommend the Badger wood oil treatment. It's like I made a brand new paddle out of a brand new paddle. Silky smooth in the hand, darkens the wood a bit and brings out the natural grain even better I think. Spent 45 minutues in the store with half a dozen paddles infront of me picking this one because of the grain. Almost a shame to use it it's so nice. Now to get me a new paddle wrap to protect it further from the gunwales. Like Mike's idea of a functional 2nd paddle so looking at the Bonga. Good sales pitch, It worked HA!
That is so funny! I noticed it too, and even tweeted about it! Haha! :D But I guess that is what you get for drinking whiskey at 10 in the morning! ;) :)
good question. Any one out there have an answer? I think it wouldn't be good since the varnish coat will block the oil. How about giving it a good sanding and then oil it.
I'm pretty sure you'd need to strip the varnish first then oil them. Chemical strippers are messy and often environmentally sketch, but pretty easy. You can also just sand away the varnish.
I used a heat gun and sanding to remove the failing varnish on a couple of older ash paddles. I'll be applying hemp seed oil like badger oil once sanding is done.
