I just got my hands on some yorkshire grit from http://www.thewalnutlog.com/, which seems to be the only place in the US that sells it. I'm fairly new to the sport, but will let you know what I think once I have a chance to try it out.
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Paste grits
- Thread starter Jon Murphy
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This would be a fun project for a wood turning club or one of the members, you can make your own paste with beeswax, oil and rottenstone. If someone takes the time to make a batch you might as well make enough for the entire club. There are several video's on YouTube that show the process for making the product.
I am not sure why you would want to mix all that stuff!
When I use pumice and rotten stone to rub out a finish I just wet a rag with Mineral oil (from the drug store) and dip or sprinkle the abrasive on the rag then rub on the turning. when I think I have finished with a grit I wipe off the gumy paste with a clean soft cloth then check for uniform sheen and reapply if needed. After the final rub (rotten stone) it should have a nice hand rubbed shine then apply a quality carnauba wax.
I looked up rotten stone and pumice and found them at Amazon.
When I use pumice and rotten stone to rub out a finish I just wet a rag with Mineral oil (from the drug store) and dip or sprinkle the abrasive on the rag then rub on the turning. when I think I have finished with a grit I wipe off the gumy paste with a clean soft cloth then check for uniform sheen and reapply if needed. After the final rub (rotten stone) it should have a nice hand rubbed shine then apply a quality carnauba wax.
I looked up rotten stone and pumice and found them at Amazon.
If you were a bowl turner or any other wood turned item marketer you could sell the tins of wax with your name on the can, or give one away with each bowl to renew the finish on the bowl. This would take about an hour to heat and mix up a batch and pour the individual tins of polish and print some labels to place on the tins with your website and trademark/name/number on the label. The cost of the tins would be about the same as the materials going into each one so you would have very little invested into the product. They make the tins in various sizes depending on how much you want to put in a tin.
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My video on a DIY abrasive paste can be found here.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-4t7S67-CI
Great for a club project or if you especially like making your own stuff. Otherwise just get some Yorkshire Grit. You would have to go through a lot to save much money making your own.
Great for a club project or if you especially like making your own stuff. Otherwise just get some Yorkshire Grit. You would have to go through a lot to save much money making your own.