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After almost 10 years, the adhesive foam tape on the backside of my aluminum storm windows is beginning to fail. A little mold is visible on my interior jambs where wind driven rain has found my lins ...

That's my understanding of it. I remember reading that turpentine was a relatively larger molecule and did not improve the penetration of linseed oil...which seems to be poor. I have my doubts after ...

Hey, thanks Keon... very interesting stuff.
Lime wash and coconut oil are new to me.
I will have to give it some thought.
I may just let my wood be wood in the end...

2016 was the application of Allback's premixed white with zinc. I noticed failure 2018..peeling at the bottom of the trim and mold anyway regardless of the premixed zinc. I have on the very same por ...

Thanks for the tips Keon. I'll test out some different products and recipes on my outbuildings and see what works best. I'd like to know long a pine tar, linseed oil and pigment based exterior based ...

Sorry to dredge up an old post, but has anyone seen Mr. Wagstaff around online? It's been awhile, but I'd love to hear how his experiments with pine tar and linseed oil worked out. I'm contemplating ...

John, thanks for your comments and pointing me back to this thread. (Original thread here: http://historichomeworks.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1256)

The details:
--I made glazing putty using RAW l ...

I should clarify... My windows are behind aluminum storm windows, and although they aren't painted, i opted to use a raw linseed oil/beeswax/turpentine finish (because I hate paint).

Hi there,
I made glazing putty by mixing raw linseed oil and limestone powder. After maybe 3 years of use, the putty most exposed to the sun has begun to flake and curl. The putty was allowed to cur ...

I don't know what to do about mildew, but I have been experimenting with hand refining flax oil using the techniques on Tad Spurgeons website.
http://www.tadspurgeon.com/justoil.php?page=justoil ...

It's an old post, but this is perhaps the only linseed oil putty recipe I found. Info is scarce, so I'd like to add my experience on using a home made linseed oil putty.

I used raw linseed oil ...

I just finished building, and glazing my first four sets of sash. It took me a long time, but I even made my own putty thanks to this website.

Now I'm looking for a non-toxic finish. I've been ...

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Thanks John! I like the birch bark idea, I'll have to keep my eyes open for some nice pieces.

Hello all,

I'm a novice builder, planning to build some single-hung, single-light windows. I've been reading as much as I can, but have a few questions I was hoping you could help me with.

1) ...