I was given a couple of finishing products today and as I'm not familiar with 'em would like some feedback from someone who is. They're Aussie made, so I don't know if they're available overseas, but it's worth asking.
After trying a few other waxes and oils I've settled on Rustin's Danish Oil to bring out the colour/grain with a EEE/Shellawax final polish for most items and plain ol' Carnuba/Beeswax for items that need to be food-safe but now that I've got these to play with, well...
- Ecowood Oil: Natural Wood Wipe
This claims to be food safe, but I'm not sure I like the smell... how persistent is it? What about durability? I'm not particularly happy with the Carnauba/Beeswax durability, but find it lasts longer than linseed or vege oils. I'm still searching for something better here & although I know Shellawax is foodsafe I dislike it by itself on most woods I use...
- Organoil: Natural Wax & Polish
I've often seen this on the shelves but haven't had reason to buy it; I'm happy with my Danish/EEE combo. Reading the side of the jar, this seems to me to be used in basically the same way as Shellawax, but I'm not sure whether it'll go over Danish Oil. As it's a citrus oil/beeswax combo it may be sufficient to bring out the colours by itself but, as I said above, in general I'm disatisfied with waxes durability. Can Shellawax be safely applied over it? I'm really only trying this out because it's here... who knows, I may be converted. :)
The practical method, of course, is to try 'em and see but I'd rather have some idea of what to expect now before trying to convince the cook to use unknowns for a few weeks instead of her faves...
- Andy