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262476 Brent Beach <brent.beach@g...> 2017‑06‑14 Re: pontypool japanning recipe experiences?
Bill

Pop Asphaltum into the search field on the oldtools archive and read 80 
posts going back to 1997! Amazing archive. Some names I have not seen in 
a while.

Brent

On 2017-06-14 06:07, Bill Traynor wrote:
> Greetings,
> 
> Given the draconian rules around shipping chemicals across international 
> borders, Liberty on the Hudson is unable to ship their Black Japanning 
> Asphaltum Paint (http://libertyonthehudson.com/pontypool.html) to 
> Canada.  So I've been researching recipes and have found this one that 
> seems do-able: 
> http://www.woodcentral.com/articles/handtools/articles_117.shtml. BLO, 
> Turpentine, and Asphaltum is all it is.
> 
> So I'm curious if anyone here has done this before and if they care to 
> convey any lessons learned?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Bill
> 
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Brent Beach
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