Ok, here's the problem!
I've been making a knife for St Judes, and it was looking really good.
I used Wenge and Bloodwood in the handle, along with spacers and some tinn-silver.
Because of the Wenge, I've had to apply layers and layers of Liberon Finish Oil to get an even surface.
I've done probably 7-8 coats, dipping and dripping, and from the last four I've been sanding some with 800 wetpaper,
then 0000 steel wool, and cleaning with a linen cloth before applying the new coat.
This to even out the "canyons" in the Wenge.
And it's all been looking good until now, when suddenly the coating turned matte and shows some cracks.
Here's a pic, so you know what I'm on about..
What is wrong?
Thanks in advance for all your help!
EDIT! I Came up with a possible answer?
Right before my last dip, I changed my oil glass
'cause it was starting to get a lot of "hardened" pieces around the edges..
The glass I changed to was an old olive glass I had stored some Cocobolodust in,
and the explanation I have is that it must not have been thouroughly clean,
thus containing traces of vinegar or something?
Could that be correct?
Can this be fixed? How?
Is sanding it down, enough?