Adam W.
A Major Clanger
I've been meaning to paint this tool chest for a while now and I was inspired to get on with it by Jacobs experiences with linseed oil paint.
It was always my intention to use a natural paint and I had purchased the pigment from Cornelissen in London some time ago.
It's a beautiful shop and if you're ever passing it's worth a visit for the interior fit out and architectural woodwork alone.
To mix the paint, I poured about 100ml of raw linseed oil into a jar, added two heaped teaspoons of bone black pigment and gave it a good shake to mix it all up.
100ml was enough to give a single coat on raw mahogany. The wood is very old, several hundred years I would imagine, so it took the oil easily. The walnut on the skirt and lid didn't absorb the oil as easily though.
The whole thing has gone a rich coffee colour and the grain is quite visible, which I like. Plus it has no build, so all the knocks and bumps can still be seen and adds an element of patina to the chest. It has already traveled over 1000 miles from London to Denmark by courier, so it picked up a mark or two on the way.
I used a 2" bristle brush and applied a very thin coat making sure that there weren't any pools of oil sitting on the surface. The bone black is made from animal bones which have been burnt and ground to a fine powder and is a very ancient natural black pigment. It smells slightly smokey when mixed with the oil but it's hardly noticeable.
I'll keep you posted when I apply the second coat in a few days time.
https://www.cornelissen.com/
It was always my intention to use a natural paint and I had purchased the pigment from Cornelissen in London some time ago.
It's a beautiful shop and if you're ever passing it's worth a visit for the interior fit out and architectural woodwork alone.
To mix the paint, I poured about 100ml of raw linseed oil into a jar, added two heaped teaspoons of bone black pigment and gave it a good shake to mix it all up.
100ml was enough to give a single coat on raw mahogany. The wood is very old, several hundred years I would imagine, so it took the oil easily. The walnut on the skirt and lid didn't absorb the oil as easily though.
The whole thing has gone a rich coffee colour and the grain is quite visible, which I like. Plus it has no build, so all the knocks and bumps can still be seen and adds an element of patina to the chest. It has already traveled over 1000 miles from London to Denmark by courier, so it picked up a mark or two on the way.
I used a 2" bristle brush and applied a very thin coat making sure that there weren't any pools of oil sitting on the surface. The bone black is made from animal bones which have been burnt and ground to a fine powder and is a very ancient natural black pigment. It smells slightly smokey when mixed with the oil but it's hardly noticeable.
I'll keep you posted when I apply the second coat in a few days time.
https://www.cornelissen.com/
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