Mineral oil

[Tom Winship]

I use walnut oil which you can get at any health food store. A lot of people use it for cooking.

[Jerome Hanby]

That's exactly what I said... I knew that olive oil would, so I thought maybe I had it wrong. I didn't pursue it since using anything out of the kitchen for finishing would beat me out of a visit to Woodcraft .

God I hope not, vegetable oil goes rancid after a while.

[Dave Lehnert]

Thanks everyone. I did get the M.O. at Target and it was cheap. $1 and some change.

Glad I started this thread.

[Dave Lehnert]

And just in case anyone wants to know where mineral oil comes from, see here.

Mike

Thanks mike.
That link is a great read.

[Jim Rimmer]

According to a post last week, oils can be used only on what they are made from (or named after) so walnut oil on walnut, mineral oil on minerals, baby oil on babies (BTW what is that made from). Sorry, no hijack intended.

[Chris Yarish]

I was going to start a new thread, but perhaps I can ask here....

I used Mineral Oil on an endgrain cutting board made from Padauk, Walnut, Maple, Zebrawood, Cherry and Purpleheart.
I've realized once the oil was on, that there are a few areas where some palm sander marks have been highlited....can I continue sanding an oiled board without the risk of the padauk or walnut staining the maple or the cherry?

[Robby Tacheny]

Chris,

You might want to tray a card scraper instead. I have had padauk dust stain maple and poplar. Othewise maybe you can tape the light sections off if the oiled has soaked in pretty well.

-R

[Eric Gustafson]

+1 on the wax and mineral oil, too. Plus it makes the cheapest chapstick you will ever get your lips on!