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The slacum process goes as follows:
- the stock is sanded several times, with wetting between sandings to raise the grain.
- the 'slacum' is applied and left to dry till about the consistency of toffee.
- the surplus slacum is removed by wiping it off with a cloth moistened with stock oil.
- finish with several coats of stock-oil.
Greetings,
Livinus
According to the folks at Purdey's, slacum is a mixture of refined Linseed oil, paint hardener, and beeswax. The exact proportions will be retained by them, however! Personally, as a stock finisher myself, I like to have several different recipes made up for different types of wood, grain, and color. My shop bench has a dozen bottles of my own ingredients and recipes. It might look a bit messy, but the smells are wonderful.
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