Boiled linseed oil
Boiled linseed oil: what it looks like, how it goes on, how long it takes and how it wears.
- Type
- penetrating oil
- Look
- low sheen, warm amber
- Dry / recoat time
- 12-24 h between coats, several days to cure
- Application
- wipe on, wait, wipe off
- Durability
- low
- Notes
- Traditional oil that soaks in and darkens the wood. Needs several coats and periodic renewal; slow to cure.
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