In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:21:33 -0800, LDR <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >Is there any real difference between
> >Camellia oil for tools and garden variety vegetable oil, or Canola?
>
> Yes! Typical food oils are either too hygroscopic / permeable to water
> to be a safe rust-preventative. Some are also too heavy and leave an
> oily residue that's likely to mark light timber by contact afterwards.
> Some (olive is one culprit) are also prone to failure by oxidation and
> going rancid.
>
> Camellia oil doesn't suffer from these problems. It works, it's worth
> having around. I also use it as a finishing oil on light-coloured
> kitchenware, such as sushi platters and bento boxes (Darker timber
> gets grapeseed or walnut oil instead)
>
> Most Japanese camellia oil from toolshops is actually fish oil, with a
> scent added. It works fine as a preservative oil though. For hot-oil
> bluing of fine parts it's excellent too.
>
> If you want camellia oil from camellias instead of fish, then buy
> hairdressing-grade oil, all the Chinese camellia oils I've seen, or
> high-end Japanese camellia oils. If you're in Europe or the UK,
> <http://dick.biz> in Germany sell a good grade at a good price.
I did, in fact, buy a bottle of the stuff from Lie-Nielsen at a recent
ww show here in Portland, or, and then, typical of me, wondered if it
waw worth it. Thanks to you and the other poster I wonder no more;
thanks again.
On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:21:33 -0800, LDR <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Is there any real difference between
>Camellia oil for tools and garden variety vegetable oil, or Canola?
Yes! Typical food oils are either too hygroscopic / permeable to water
to be a safe rust-preventative. Some are also too heavy and leave an
oily residue that's likely to mark light timber by contact afterwards.
Some (olive is one culprit) are also prone to failure by oxidation and
going rancid.
Camellia oil doesn't suffer from these problems. It works, it's worth
having around. I also use it as a finishing oil on light-coloured
kitchenware, such as sushi platters and bento boxes (Darker timber
gets grapeseed or walnut oil instead)
Most Japanese camellia oil from toolshops is actually fish oil, with a
scent added. It works fine as a preservative oil though. For hot-oil
bluing of fine parts it's excellent too.
If you want camellia oil from camellias instead of fish, then buy
hairdressing-grade oil, all the Chinese camellia oils I've seen, or
high-end Japanese camellia oils. If you're in Europe or the UK,
<http://dick.biz> in Germany sell a good grade at a good price.
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