Walnut Oil as a finish

I haven't ever tried it. Just the other day I turned a few oak furniture legs and had a pile of fresh pine chips on the floor. I used a handful of pine chips on the oak legs and it produced a polished surface. I guess the pine sap works like a finish.

I use walnut oil on many of my bowls. I like it for finishing some of my turnings. It is easy to apply, is food safe, and can be used and handled right after application. I especially like it on some of the darker woods. MIke Mahoney makes a good product. He has both pure walnut oil and he also has a cream that is made of walnut oil and some waxes. A couple of problems I find with walnut oil are that it can take quite a while to fully cure and it can turn some light colored woods too dark.

Ted

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Hi,

I have been using walnut oil on bowls and platters for years, especially if I want a light, matte sheen, and when I intend it for food. I use the oil as it comes from the shelf in the supermarket.

This oil has two advantages over olive oil and other food oils: It darkens the wood only very little. It does not turn rancid.

Most food oils turn rancid after a while, and can ruin a good meal.

But be careful to let it cure properly: Walnut oil needs temperatures above

23 degrees centigrade. Below this temperature it does not cure at all. When cured, it will last a long time. But it also needs long time to cure, more than a week; even in warm and dry conditions.

If you only let it cure partly, it is easily washed out of the wood.

I use it on my gunstocks, and it penetrates beautifully, and gives a lasting sheen.

BjarteR

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