20-07-2022, 10:04 AM
Machine oils are specially processed I believe, hence the price. And they do last, I must have three or four tiny bottles scattered around the stash!
I took a bit of sandpaper to the kauri chessboard my husband made (with chess pieces) for my Father as a Christmas present in 1980. It is a massive slab inset with cream and green tiles to match the pieces, and over the years has gathered lots of watermarks and stains. So I sat on the stool and worked away at it and then wiped it down with olive oil from the kitchen. Boy, what an improvement! I could feel the two of them looking over my shoulder and telling me that wasn't a bad job at all...
It is a pity I do not have room to set the board up with the pieces, but it makes a great lamp and coffee table surface!
I took a bit of sandpaper to the kauri chessboard my husband made (with chess pieces) for my Father as a Christmas present in 1980. It is a massive slab inset with cream and green tiles to match the pieces, and over the years has gathered lots of watermarks and stains. So I sat on the stool and worked away at it and then wiped it down with olive oil from the kitchen. Boy, what an improvement! I could feel the two of them looking over my shoulder and telling me that wasn't a bad job at all...
It is a pity I do not have room to set the board up with the pieces, but it makes a great lamp and coffee table surface!