ok so you may know that i now live in thailand 'the land of smiles' well the only time that i smile is when i see that phrase. the place is a nightmare for woodworkers, amongst the numerous tools that are impossible to find i now discover that i cannot buy tung oil -mineral oil and as my next project is building a bucher block top general kitchen work table i am stumped for a finish to use as it will obviously involve contact with foodstuffs, can anyone help?.maybe another product that is based on mineral oil but none woodwork related or any other foodsafe finish, i have considered vegetable oil but dont know if this is a good alternative i am hopeing someone can tell me .thailand really is a very frustrating place to live for a woodworker !!!!!!!!!! it isn't all bad though and has many redeeming qualities