Igorot/Bontok Shield

Sajen · 6th October 2014, 11:15 PM

Hello Robert,

nice to read that you are happy with it! I also use liseed oil but haven't used it by my Bontoc shields because it will darken the surface. My one is as well very dry and I've done nothing. It's hanging at the wall and don't see any fights so it's save for break!

Maybe only Ren wax?

Regards,
Detlef

Robert · 8th October 2014, 11:04 PM

Thank you Detlef for your reply and advice on this. It is hard to believe that out of all the experts here that none have had experience with an item in this condition, or that no other advice is being offered on how to care for it.

I have plenty of experience on working with smaller wooden items and (over the years) have learned that what works for them does not always work the same for larger items. I think that I will leave it "as is" for now as my last experience with having someone else do work for me on a large wooden item turned out to be a disaster.

Best,
Robert

Sajen · 9th October 2014, 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robert

It is hard to believe that out of all the experts here that none have had experience with an item in this condition, or that no other advice is being offered on how to care for it.

Indeed!

Nonoy Tan · 9th October 2014, 09:57 PM

Hi Robert,

Taking off dust by use of a brush is a basic step for me. Next is a ren wax treatment, unless the shield is too delicate in which case no treatment is made.

Nonoy

Robert · 10th October 2014, 06:25 AM

Hello Nonoy, and thank you for your advice. I have cleaned the dust and lint from it using a clean paint brush and canned air like used to clean dust from keyboards. I then applied some ren wax to a small area on the back of the shield where it was sucked into the wood like a sponge. The wood is not delicate or falling apart when being handled it is just VERY dry like it might have been hung on a wall by a fireplace or something else that helped to over dry the wood. That is why I was asking if a light coating of either olive or linseed oil might be applied before the wax to help rehydrate the wood.

Best,
Robert

drac2k · 10th October 2014, 04:52 PM

For my own personal preference I would lightly brush on the linseed oil and wipe off the excess with a clean rag; be sure to use boiled linseed oil. I mix mine with lemon oil extract (about a 1 to 3 mixture); this tends to thin the coating, allow it to penetrate the wood more easily and not to leave a thick tacky residue.

Nonoy Tan · 10th October 2014, 10:41 PM

Hi Robert, I do not use linseed or olive oil and therefore have no observations on their effect.

6th October 2014, 11:15 PM	#1
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,207	Hello Robert, nice to read that you are happy with it! I also use liseed oil but haven't used it by my Bontoc shields because it will darken the surface. My one is as well very dry and I've done nothing. It's hanging at the wall and don't see any fights so it's save for break! Maybe only Ren wax? Regards, Detlef

8th October 2014, 11:04 PM	#2
Robert EAAF Staff Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Centerville, Kansas Posts: 2,196	Thank you Detlef for your reply and advice on this. It is hard to believe that out of all the experts here that none have had experience with an item in this condition, or that no other advice is being offered on how to care for it. I have plenty of experience on working with smaller wooden items and (over the years) have learned that what works for them does not always work the same for larger items. I think that I will leave it "as is" for now as my last experience with having someone else do work for me on a large wooden item turned out to be a disaster. Best, Robert

9th October 2014, 09:57 PM	#4
Nonoy Tan Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 293	Hi Robert, Taking off dust by use of a brush is a basic step for me. Next is a ren wax treatment, unless the shield is too delicate in which case no treatment is made. Nonoy

10th October 2014, 06:25 AM	#5
Robert EAAF Staff Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Centerville, Kansas Posts: 2,196	Hello Nonoy, and thank you for your advice. I have cleaned the dust and lint from it using a clean paint brush and canned air like used to clean dust from keyboards. I then applied some ren wax to a small area on the back of the shield where it was sucked into the wood like a sponge. The wood is not delicate or falling apart when being handled it is just VERY dry like it might have been hung on a wall by a fireplace or something else that helped to over dry the wood. That is why I was asking if a light coating of either olive or linseed oil might be applied before the wax to help rehydrate the wood. Best, Robert

10th October 2014, 04:52 PM	#6
drac2k Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,258	For my own personal preference I would lightly brush on the linseed oil and wipe off the excess with a clean rag; be sure to use boiled linseed oil. I mix mine with lemon oil extract (about a 1 to 3 mixture); this tends to thin the coating, allow it to penetrate the wood more easily and not to leave a thick tacky residue.

10th October 2014, 10:41 PM	#7
Nonoy Tan Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 293	Hi Robert, I do not use linseed or olive oil and therefore have no observations on their effect.