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Carl, I stumbled across this post of yours:
Since I thinned a regular polyurethane product and sealed my blade with it, I made some pictures.
You wrote that with Wipe-On Poly it looked like the blade was brushed with some oil rather than sealed. In my case it was just like that. With one thin layer, the wood only became a little darker, a bit more vibrant if that makes sense. Since I sealed the whole surface, it's not possible to see the difference.
I also sealed the edge, but on the edge I applied three layers. Here the difference can be seen, since I didn't seal all the way to the bottom of the handle:
After each layer you saw it getting a little darker.
Is there a difference with Wipe-On Poly?
It might be very similar. I am not sure. I don't think it is anything too special. I do think it is just thinned Poly sealant so that you can wipe it on. But I really don't know.
One of the things I like about wipe on is it doesn't just stay on the surface. It sinks in and looks like the wood was brushed with oil rather than sealed. So it is a tiny bit in the wood but not on top of the wood. Often when you seal with stuff that is thicker, it leaves a coat of poly that is over the wood. So wipe on poly really doesn't change the playing characteristics. It would be interesting to see if you could get the same results from thinning a regular poly finish.
But, the last can of wipe on that I got did a few hundred blades and lasted almost for years before it dried and got too thick to use and I was pretty okay with spending $5.00 to get a new one.
Since I thinned a regular polyurethane product and sealed my blade with it, I made some pictures.
You wrote that with Wipe-On Poly it looked like the blade was brushed with some oil rather than sealed. In my case it was just like that. With one thin layer, the wood only became a little darker, a bit more vibrant if that makes sense. Since I sealed the whole surface, it's not possible to see the difference.
I also sealed the edge, but on the edge I applied three layers. Here the difference can be seen, since I didn't seal all the way to the bottom of the handle:
After each layer you saw it getting a little darker.
Is there a difference with Wipe-On Poly?
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