{"id":8105,"date":"2018-10-21T16:44:07","date_gmt":"2018-10-21T20:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/?p=8105"},"modified":"2018-10-21T16:44:07","modified_gmt":"2018-10-21T20:44:07","slug":"homemade-drying-walnut-oil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2018\/10\/homemade-drying-walnut-oil\/","title":{"rendered":"Homemade-drying walnut oil"},"content":{"rendered":"

I wrote before about the drying linseed oil I prepared<\/a>. I decided to continue my investigations by preparing some drying walnut oil, the results of which you can see in the accompanying photograph.<\/p>\n

The walnut oil is clearer than the linseed oil and has the same excellent handling qualities.<\/p>\n

Read more<\/span>Smooth Move—Smooth Painting Surfaces<\/span><\/a><\/div>

How did I prepare it? I placed the oil in a covered lead container for three months. Every other day I gently rocked the container to prevent a skin forming. When the oil was ready, I decanted it into the two jars, straining it through cheesecloth.<\/p>\n

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Read more<\/span>Oil Paint Brand Ratings<\/span><\/a><\/div>

The past several days, I modified my usual medium with the admixture of the homemade oil. It handles really well. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I wrote before about the drying linseed oil I prepared. I decided to continue my investigations by preparing some drying walnut oil, the results of which you can see in the accompanying photograph. The walnut oil is clearer than the linseed oil and has the same excellent handling qualities. Read moreSmooth Move—Smooth Painting SurfacesHow did […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":8104,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[208,24,113],"tags":[412,411],"class_list":["post-8105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-materials","category-shop_talk","category-tips_tricks","tag-lead-oil","tag-walnut-oil"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/walnut-drying0.jpg?fit=800%2C534&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8011,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2018\/07\/homemade-drying-oil\/","url_meta":{"origin":8105,"position":0},"title":"Homemade drying oil","author":"Tom Hudson","date":"July 22, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"The crude container that I made with a lead sheet contains 16 oz. of cold-pressed walnut oil. 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