Finding products which have better environmental credentials yet match the performance of "conventional" products is not always easy. I knew it would be tricky to find a varnish which would come up to Jeremy's high standards - so it was with some trepidation I put a can of Le Tonkinois in front of him to try. This is a linseed based product, with no petroleum based solvents. From what I could see, it looked like a fantastic product, rather like an oil, it soaks into the wood, so there is no need to sand it right back for subsequent coats. It's made by a small French firm in the outskirts of Paris and the raving testimonials all sound too good to be true. But I'm not the one who has been varnishing for a lifetime, so I have been nipping out to check on the progress of the test piece that Jeremy has been varnishing, waiting for the verdict. It seems the answer is YES.
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