BLO and BB

[Bert Kemp]

I'm just curious has anyone ever tried BLO on stained Baltic Birch and what were the results?

[Todd Burch]

I spilled some BLO on BB one time. Does that count?

[Bert Kemp]

How did it look

I spilled some BLO on BB one time. Does that count?

[Todd Burch]

Not noteworthy.

However after about 20 years, I suppose, due to the nature of BLO, it might start looking "OK".

You are proposing applying an amber oil to white wood. Amber+white = a light yellow. Meh. What little grain there is on BB, might "pop". but we're talking barely a firecracker. Not even a good a good "pop" from static electricity, mind you.

Try it.

[Jim Becker]

I agree with Todd here...unless you dye first for color, there's little benefit from the oil on the bare BB. It's not horrible looking, but it really doesn't add anything.

[Scott Holmes]

If you have already stained the wood with an oil based stain then your wood is now sealed to a point and BLO will do little but make the next finishing step more difficult.

[Bert Kemp]

Thanx for the replies guys. I guess its not worth trying then. I was just curious as to how it would work.

If you have already stained the wood with an oil based stain then your wood is now sealed to a point and BLO will do little but make the next finishing step more difficult.

[Kent A Bathurst]

I spilled some BLO on BB one time. Does that count?

No.

And - spilled California Cabernet and Italian Super-Tuscan does not work, either. BTDT.