I recently came across an ad for this US product now available in the UK. It’s quite a lot of money for a jar (although you apparently don’t need much). Is it as good as the marketing says?!
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Odie’s oil
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It is good. The one down side is a short shelf life once it has been opened.
It gels up. It does go a long way. I have never finished a jar before it gelled up came close once.
If you finish large production runs you’ll use it before it gels. 4-5 pieces a week it might gel after 4-8 finishing sessions.
Storing the container lid down helps. I haven’t tried bloxygen with it but some friends have good success with it.
One thing I have found is one coat of Waterlox allowed to dry for a couple days then a coat of odies makes a great finish with a little shine but not offensively glossy. A similar finish can be achieved with 4-7 coats of Waterlox.
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Great tip! I gotta try this!
Useful to know. The video implies it’s thick (=gel) as received but stirring it thins it to a near liquid. My use is purely hobby so volume production is not something I do!
Since it's sold in a wide mouth glass jar, could one decant it into a number of smaller glass jars?
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I think so. Glass was recommended for storage.
I wonder if stop loss bags would work? I just got a jar and I’d hate for it to go bad before I use it up. So far I think I like it.
It depends on the viscosity of the Odie's Oil. I put my Osmo Polyx in a SLB relatively easily, but another gel product that's pudding thick was a real challenge I won't do again.
But, what is it? I checked the website and found a lot of statements saying how safe and totally wonderful it is, a lot about what’s not in it, but only vague statements about its contents. Oils and waxes.
Any insight?
Any insight?
I've never had a jar of Odie's gel up on me and I've been using the same jar for almost a year now. The jar is about only 15% full now. Stirring it up well does a lot to making it thinner. I just got a jar of the Wood Butter but haven't yet tried it.
Like Osmo-Polyx and Rubio Monocoat, et.al. it's a combination of hard wax and drying oils.
I put anything that will skim over in stop loss bags. They are worth every penny and very handy to use.
It is as good as the marketing says, just love the stuff. If it jells, keep stirring, it might dissolve.
Mine has lasted well over a year but I give it a shot of Bloxygen almost every time I’m finished using it.
I thought mine was a straight forward question. I use tried and true varnish oil. The website states, “linseed oil and natural pine resin”. Easy question, easy answer.
”hard wax and drying oils “ is only slightly more descriptive than, “good magic stuff”.
Let‘s say I like it, but want it thinner to penetrate deeper. What would I use? Depends on what it’s made of.
And, when marketing states none of the bad stuff, all of the good stuff, will transform your work, and likely grow your hair back, I tend to say, “ok, so what is it?”
Marc, all good questions, but apparently the answers are Top Secret Highly Classified, or at least none of the manufacturers are sharing. All I can say is that Odie's Oil, along with about half a dozen other products, falls into the mysterious category of "hard wax oils", and that I've tried and like Osmo. Wish there was more info available.
Another way to eliminate (almost) air in a finish container is to buy it in flat-sided quart cans and collapse the sides of the can in your vice as the contents are reduced. Just remember to leave a small space at the top of the can to permit shaking the finish in preparation for its next use.
The Stop Loss bag was too big for an 8 oz jar of Odie’s Oil. I’ve been using smaller 8 oz pouches from Amazon for Odie's Oil, wipe on poly, and Osmo Oil for two years with nothing skimming over yet.
Leaving the jar of Odie's Oil in a warm place for a few hours, then stirring it well makes it very easy to transfer.
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