So I am a little confused here. Finally getting my new shop setup. I just finished a laminating up a solid ash bench top. Well 3 of them. My first instinct was to just finish them with BLO. So I did that, top and bottom and edges. Rubbed it in then let it sit and wiped it dry after an hour or so. Then I got to reading here and I see a lot of people recommend BLO mixed 50/50 with Mineral Spirits and others recommend a mix of BLO, MS and Bee's Wax.
I've done some searching but I can't find where any one really explains the advantages to the mixes over the straight BLO (aside from the wax making the surface a little slicker).
Can anyone explain the advantages/disadvantages of the different mixes?
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