DAMA HACKS!!

You can just get actual hemp oil from your grocery store as well...be cautious though, you only need to add a little bit at a time.

 

fam you gotta hear me out on this. Coconut oil. I put some on my co cherry set up, and it made the wood real dark and grippy af. I threw some up on some keyakis and it looks unreal. all the damas shred so good now

 

Dang I'm going to try that for sure.

 

I hear putting a bit [small] amount of water on the base cup will help w/ lighthouses on nattys..

Also, "spitting" on the inside of your tama apparently helps birds and stilts?

 

Gonna have to try this

 

dang! i tried the paper in between the cups and the ken but the paper kept on slipping out... WHATDOIDO

 

When you can't get a knot out, bite it or use a small threading needle or safety pin to get it out.

 

Ohhhhhhhh

 

Use a small slip of electrical tape. Duct tape and sports tape also work but I find electrical tape holds the best

 

Two types of coconut oil: refined and UNrefined. The refined has little to no coconut scent to it. So for those that want a sweet smelling ken, choose the UNrefined. Coconut oil turns to a runny liquid higher than 70* F.

Another good alternative is 100% pure shea butter. Usually found in the lotion section of health food stores.

 

cool thank you!

 

Very lightly. It's real soft when it's a solid, but melts rather quickly with body heat. Just keep smearing it until it's absorbed by your hands and the ken. A little goes a long way!

 

All these oils sound interesting. I'll definitely try the coconut and hemp but I've been using bees wax up until now.
What I do is use a hair drier to warm up a brand new ken or natty tama. This will let the bees wax go on easier. Then rub the bees wax all over until you have full coverage. Make sure not to use too much. Hair dry it to melt the wax on. If theres excess liquid from the wax just rub it off with a paper towel. Just do this until you feel like you have the right colour, feel etc.

You can get bees wax from a wholefoods shop or organic shop. They usually are made into candles but if you make sure they are 100% bees wax our good to go. You can probs a little one for about $2 NZD ($1.50 USD).

 

Oh sick! My mum has a jar of the stuff at home. Yes! Will defs try this.

 

I smeared a thin layer of coconut oil earlier this morning, and fiddled around with it for the rest of the day. I just added a second smear process of the same F3 beech ken. It does in fact darken it up. I also have to note that the oil does soak up rather nicely into the wood. Before these two layers, my ken was looking real dry and pale. Some of the edges were showing signs of micro splintering. The ken now looks very healthy! This technique works really well for beech wood. I don't have a giant collection. Just this sweets and a maple kaizen.

I'll make sure to take before and after pics next time. I recommend you do the same, if you decide to try these oils.