for the amount I'll use I'm not overly concerned with it being carninogenic...based on family history there's likely nothing I can do about that, so at the very least my guns ought to have nicely finished wood, right?
I did do a search for slacum and got a lot more than I had found before.
http://www.doublegunshop.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=207796&page=1Reading through some of the posts made me realize that I may not be really understanding this oil process as much as I thought. I saw reference to venice turpentine ("turps", right?)being used to enhance drying...while I had thought turpentine was merely a thinner. Do I have my volatile organic concoctions mixed up?
It also appears that the more traditional recipes do not use a drier like Japan drier per se...although with the sense of humor some of the Brits exhibit I couldn't really tell what was what as there were some vague references to cobalt drier, which I had thought was more appropriate for a tung oil finish??
If anyone has the patience to hold my hand through trying to better understand what all of these ingredients are and what they accomplish, or has a link or reference I might look at, I would be grateful.
Thanks very much!
Dave