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This is a small knife I’m putting together for my daughter. I’m using BLO/ Turpentine 50/50.
I’m around 27 coats with the grain saturated and a nice coat building up. I’m impatient and would like to “encourage” the the finish to dry more quickly. Is this a realistic possibility or do I need to learn patience? grin

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Best not to try to force a BLO finish to dry, I hang mine outdoors in the fresh air and sunshine. Rush a BLO finish and try to apply another coat before the previous one is completely dry and you'll have a sticky mess that will not dry. As you've realized patience is the order of the day here. Good luck with your project it looks like a fine knife for a young lady.

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Thanks gunwizard.
Unfortunately I passed my impatience down to my daughter. We will ride the process out together. Thanks for the feed back on this finish.

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Originally Posted by gunswizard
Best not to try to force a BLO finish to dry, I hang mine outdoors in the fresh air and sunshine. Rush a BLO finish and try to apply another coat before the previous one is completely dry and you'll have a sticky mess that will not dry. As you've realized patience is the order of the day here. Good luck with your project it looks like a fine knife for a young lady.


True....I do that intentionally to my axes every year or two. They eventually dry but boy are they "grippy" while it lasts.
I sure wouldn't want that on a knife though.

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Originally Posted by IZH27
[img]https://imgur.com/a/3enQH[/img]

This is a small knife I’m putting together for my daughter. I’m using BLO/ Turpentine 50/50.
I’m around 27 coats with the grain saturated and a nice coat building up. I’m impatient and would like to “encourage” the the finish to dry more quickly. Is this a realistic possibility or do I need to learn patience? grin

BLO doesn't really 'dry' in the traditional sense. It does not have solvent to evaporate. It hardens chemically by cross-linking it's structure. The reaction will take a little less time if it's warm.

The easiest way will be to add a bit of Japan Drier to the BLO. About one teaspoon of Japan drier per pint of BLO or a couple drops JD/oz of BLO. Only mix what you will use.


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