Here's the pine tar set up.
George Foreman signature grill from the flea mart, set on high, with a can of pine tar mix: 50/50 pine tar and mineral spirits.
I've gotten one coat on, and it's curing. In the morning I'll see what it looks like. I might put another coat, might not. It darkened up real nice. Not much figure in the wood--in other words, very straight grain, very stable over the long term. I pine tarred the inside also. Pine tar is a preservative and protective slurry that gets down in the pores and prevents rot and fungus. When the the pine tar coat/coats is cured, I'll start with the BLO 50/50 cut with mineral spirits. Don't know how many coats I'll need to insure the pores are plugged.
The pine tar did not at all bleed into the paint. I used a boar bristle brush to apply, which was just fine. When the pine tar is hot from George's grill, it penetrates the wood nicely. Maybe it will be photogenic on Sunday. We'll see. Right now it's wet, so a photo would give a false impression.
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