On Nov 25, 2008, at 11:19 AM, Don McConnell wrote:
> Almost exactly thirty years ago, I tried this very treatment on a  
> plane
> I'd just made. Never again!

Just to clarify:
	I wasn't advocating, mind you.  I was attempting to add some  
specifics on the lore discussed especially by our antipodian brethren  
regarding puttying the mouth and filling up the resulting cavity with  
linseed oil, and letting'er soak and soak.  I have not tried it, and  
don't intend to, but Bernard Jones apparently thought it was the  
cat's pajamas, in the early 20th century.  I have wiped wooden planes  
down with my usual mix of boiled linseed oil cut half-and-half with  
mineral spirits, but Don's experience confirms my suspicion regarding  
full soaking with raw (or even "boiled") linseed oil.
		Tom Holloway

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