Bore Oil Poll (try saying that three times fast)
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Bore Oil Poll (try saying that three times fast)
Well, I guess that this hasn't quite been done to death yet, so take a second and fill out the poll. If your type of oil isn't on the list, then feel free to add a post.
Yep, I'm trying to build concensus for when my wood flute gets here in a couple of months. It also gives me something to do when things are slow.
Thanks!
Yep, I'm trying to build concensus for when my wood flute gets here in a couple of months. It also gives me something to do when things are slow.
Thanks!
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You can get a concensus, but don't follow it too blindly. If everyone does a stupid thing, after all, it's still a stupid thing.
The maker of your flute probably has some recommendations he'd love for you to follow.
I use refined linseed oil, which is not on your list.
In the absence of that, I expect I would use almond, apricot, camellia, or grapeseed. All of which are readily available at natural food stores. And my fridge.
The maker of your flute probably has some recommendations he'd love for you to follow.
I use refined linseed oil, which is not on your list.
In the absence of that, I expect I would use almond, apricot, camellia, or grapeseed. All of which are readily available at natural food stores. And my fridge.
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I would vote other -- I use Glenn Schultz's combination of 1 part almond to 4 parts extra-light olive.
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Yes, I also use almond oil (for 35 years now).Unseen122 wrote:They have almond oil at my local supermarket. Some people say to put vitamin E in the almond oil, I never have and I have never had a problem.
It is one one of the high monounsaturate content oils that doesn;t have a strong smell like olive oil.
Monounsaturate content is important because it is the most heat stable and air stable of the unsaturated groups of oils. This is why vitamin E oil with it is unnecessary.
I do not like to use walnut oil and the like because it is a particularly high omega 6 and, often omega 3, content which makes it susceptible to rancidity and so on.
The science is out there ......
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Almond oil is also available as a base for aromatherapy massage oils because it has little flaovour/smell of its own and keeps well without going rancid. I think grapeseed oil is recommended for the same reasons.
(Health food shops sell almond oil in smallish bottles - supermarkets sell grapeseed oil in the food section much more cheaply, but then you don't really need half a litre at a time)
Chris
(Walnut oil sounds very yummy, but then I'd probably dribble into the flute!)
(Health food shops sell almond oil in smallish bottles - supermarkets sell grapeseed oil in the food section much more cheaply, but then you don't really need half a litre at a time)
Chris
(Walnut oil sounds very yummy, but then I'd probably dribble into the flute!)
You could always . . . GASP! . . . cook with the rest of it.cajordan wrote:Almond oil is also available as a base for aromatherapy massage oils because it has little flaovour/smell of its own and keeps well without going rancid. I think grapeseed oil is recommended for the same reasons.
(Health food shops sell almond oil in smallish bottles - supermarkets sell grapeseed oil in the food section much more cheaply, but then you don't really need half a litre at a time)
It's surprisingly better than Mazola.
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You've got it backwards. Raw linseed oil is cool. Refined linseed oil has drying agents added to it which make it polymerize before the wood absorbs it, ergo buildup. NASTY stuff to use in a flute.I think it depends on what has been done to the oil first. I know linseed in the raw will build up layers.
I use organic food-grade flaxseed (i.e. linseed) oil. Or else olive oil.