Buffing a bowl

[Ed Ward]

How long after finishing a bowl with watch butcher block finish can I buff the bowl with a Beal buffer?

[roger wiegand]

Can't speak to that specific product, but I find with varnish or poly finishes waiting a couple weeks works better than trying to do them right away. With shellac an hour or so seems like plenty.

[John K Jordan]

I haven't used that finish either but with "danish" oil (BLO/poly/solvent) I wait at least a week after applying the final coat.

[Lawrence Duckworth]

okay, I give up. what is BLO?

[Pat Scott]

okay, I give up. what is BLO?

BLO = Boiled Linseed Oil

[John K Jordan]

okay, I give up. what is BLO?

BLO = Boiled Linseed Oil

Oops, sorry. There are other versions of that finish that use different oils. BLO can be used by itself but as a finish it is usually mixed with some sort of varnish and some sort of solvent, often mineral spirits. I use straight BLO on wood around the farm - wooden barn doors, trailer beds, tool handles.
BTW, I understand Linseed oil used to be boiled to allow it to cure properly. However, now it's treated with chemicals instead but still called "boiled".

JKJ

[Ed Ward]

Thank you all.