Subject: What is Hippo Oil???

From: [email-masked] (David Galley)
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1997 00:03:40 GMT

My father in law keeps telling me about a finish he calls 'Hippo Oil'.
This puts a clear hard high gloss finish on soft woods such as pine. I
have seen several of his bowls finished with this and it gives a more
durable finish than PU or just oil. Any help greatly appreciated.
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From: [email-masked] (Michael John Hide)
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1997 01:20:01 GMT

[email-masked] (David Galley) wrote:

;My father in law keeps telling me about a finish he calls 'Hippo
Oil'.
;This puts a clear hard high gloss finish on soft woods such as pine.
I
;have seen several of his bowls finished with this and it gives a more
;durable finish than PU or just oil. Any help greatly appreciated.
;Note: For my real email address remove the * from the one listed in
;the header.

 Hippo oil is some what similar to its asian ancestor "LIPPO" oil
which is used in many countries ,including the US to grease the palms
[another wood ] of politicians . 
Recently it has appreciated to unknown heights inasmuch that its value
is such that it can be used to not only influence polititcal office
holders but to actually purchase those offices.
        mjh

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From: [email-masked] (Stev)
Date: 11 Feb 1997 09:06:48 GMT

Some more adventurous hippos like this stuff for use during
the mating season.  <g>

stev

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From: [email-masked] (John Levin)
Date: 12 Feb 97 01:03:07 GMT

In article <[email-masked]>, [email-masked] says...

>[another wood ] of politicians . 

Entirely incorrect. Hippo oil is what you use to stop hippos from squeaking.

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From: bob6666 <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1997 19:54:50 -0800

> Entirely incorrect. Hippo oil is what you use to stop hippos from squeaking.

Not true, It's a hand rubbing oil used at health spases(fat farms).

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From: Daniel Morris DeRight <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1997 03:17:28 -0500

Excerpts from netnews.rec.woodworking: 11-Feb-97 Re: What is Hippo
Oil??? by [email-masked] 
> Not true, It's a hand rubbing oil used at health spases(fat farms).

    C'mon guys, someone has to provide a straight answer!

    Hippo oil is a prized oil that is used for fine wood finishing.  It
is obtained through a fairly unpleasant, and sometimes illegal process,
in which the Hippo is supended above a tub of lime jello . . .

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Dan DeRight          [email-masked]

Necessity is the plea of every infringement of human freedom.  It is
the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.    -William Pitt

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From: Bruce Taylor <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 1997 08:55:41 -0500

> in which the Hippo is supended above a tub of lime jello . . .

No, no, no. Hippo oil was the greasy smear left by the lamps of  St
Augustine
of Hippo, as he toiled away into the night working on his theological
treatises. It is now akin to holy oil and very hard to come by.

By the way, is it food-safe?

                                                      - Bruce