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Lard seems to work best though as it doesn't have anything else in it, something that one can't always be sure of with olive oil; apparently some companies cut the oil with a variety of things to save money.

Do super thin coats, otherwise you will get sticky residue.

cool, thanks. i'll use the fancy olive oil then

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It probably doesn't make that much of a difference whichever oil you use, which is why every blogger and their dog has an opinion.

Don't overthink it. Heat the pan, oil it, whack it in an over hot enough & long enough.

Thin coats is the most important thing though.

Agreed - otherwise you just end up with a sticky mess

Stick the pan in the oven at a low heat, don't wash the pan with washing up liquid. Get a bamboo brush from a chinese supermarket and use that to clean the pan.

Personally I like using lard or dripping as it is cheap and great for cooking. Also do both the inside and outside.

Flakey (lime?) plaster on outhouse walls: any good way to remove?

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Scutch chisel, scraper & wire brush.

Needle gun to getbthe last bits off, if you want to spend money, and if the bricks aren't too soft.

Or just lime render over it.

Lovely skillet.

I'm after some wooden planters : 40 cm high and possibly a metre long.

Before I buy the ones I've seen at £50, is there a more sensible option?

Skip-diving for unwanted pallets and make your own?

That's a great idea!
Thanks

Have a local tile retailer?
If you are polite they may let you take the 1-way pallets foc.
Sometimes you find a pallet from Turkey made with pretty fine grained Turkish oak. Great for the facing side of your planters.

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It's pretty damn loose, so hopefully shouldn't put up to much of a fight. Will go at it tomorrow.

I'd suggest a proper respirator mask. Lime plaster dust is not as bad as gypsum, and using a lump hammer not as bad as an SDS chisel, but it's still no fun to breath that stuff.

The state of the art is flaxseed oil, which I used once upon a time, but it goes off quickly, so the next time I did it I used rapeseed oil. There are people on the internets who say you have to bake on six coats for the best effect but seriously, who can be arsed with that?

Good point, I've been meaning to get a new one anyway as I've a load of pointing I need to grind out.

I've gone for good quality olive oil in very thin layers. Layer two is baking on now.

How do I know when it's sufficiently seasoned? I doubt I'll do 6 layers...

How do I know when it's sufficiently seasoned?

Boredom sets in.
Also, you can add layers later on.

Can't see myself doing more than 3 layers. Got shoe racks to finish off for some people 'on here'

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Project new bathroom is coming along...

So. Much. Painting.

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Very fresh!

So I've just my shed doors using Tee hinges, and have since realised that a prospective thief could rather easily unscrew them from the doors and bypass the lock system. What am I doing wrong?
Ball bearing glue time?