Minwax Antique Oil on a chest

[William Desrochers]

No real mystery..."marketing". It's the same as with things labeled "Tung Oil Finish"...not oil.
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OP, you did a fabulous job on that project! Wow... nice! Please post more photos in the Woodworking Projects Forum where we encourage SMC members to display their completed work!

Thanks Jim, I've got alot of projects in the works... I will definitely post them in the forum when they're done.

[Howard Acheson]

I hope you are not planning to put blankets or other cloth items in your chest. Oil based finishes like Antique Oil will off-gas almost forever and any cloth items stored inside will be permeated with the odor.

I have used Antique Oil a number of times over the years and it is a fair product. I have just followed the direction and it came out fine.

Remember, Antique Oil is an oil/varnish penetrating type of finish. You will not really be able to see it on the surface. It soaks into the wood and needs to have the excess wiped off Two to three coats should be fine