Originally Posted by
Kent A Bathurst
I used BLO as a primary finish one time - my very first build: my workbench out of reclaimed 125 year-old RO. 15 years ago. First coat thinned to soak into the wood. I swear that stuff is still leaching out. Never again.
That's not sounding right...perhaps it was inadvertently raw linseed oil (doesn't dry) or was "old" or defective finish. (have to be careful with wide pore woods like oak, ash, etc., however for this) I've never had that happy and have finished a number of projects with just oil and wax...including my wife's cherry desk in 1998 or so. It's still going strong!
BLO is a drying oil. Most of it even has metallic dryers in it. (Tried and True is one exception as it uses a different method to obtain drying) When properly applied with a very light coat, it shouldn't leach out at all...
Last edited by Jim Becker; 09-17-2014 at 4:51 PM.
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