Varnol mix anyone?

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I fell in love with Varnol last year while doing up my old Westerly. Sort of stockholm tar smelling wood varnish/oil. I found it superb for restoring old dry wood as well as keeping rubbing strakes bright and shiny.
I now own a gaffer with lots of wood. The main mast has been neglected and has rot and splits to prove it. Following repairs I want to give the mast a treat of Varnol prior to varnishing (Interational Schooner). All very traditional.

Problem is Varnol is no longer made. So undaunted I did a bit of research and now have 1ltr of Kiln Burnt Pine Tar, 1ltr of proper pine turpentine and a ltr of boiled linseed and a tin of Siccative dryer.

What proportions do I need to get close to Varnol and have I missed any ingredients?
 
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No idea but it will smell nice! seriously the tar should be be the lesser of the mix, also the driers is most important otherwise it will stay sticky for ages & cover everyone who goes near it.
A few years ago i sold a boat to someone & a can of stockholm tar based old boat unguent i gave him fell over in the back of his nearly new Mondeo & leaked.
I suppose it beats the smell of plastic!
 
It is a lovely smell. Took the lid off of the tin last night while in the sitting room, just for a sniff. Wife not happy. I tried, by volume ratios, pine tar 5, boiled linseed 5, pine turps 30 and dryer 1.

Looks and smells like Varnol, seems to dry quicker and penetration about the same on a bit of spruce.

The lack of answers suggests I am on my own with this one, maybe the chaps on the Classic forum will be able to help.
 
Thanks stephenh, very useful. By chance I seem to have the mix about right. Just got to repair, strip, sand, oil, sand, varnish and sand, and put the mast back up! Might even get some sailing in by August:)
 
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