What kind of oil can you use to season a wood table?
I got my kitchen table, but it's untreated beech. IKEA advises me to use their [Swedish word]-brand oil, but I'm sure that some other type of oil will do. What can I use? Olive oil?
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Mineral oil
yup. mineral oil. olive oil will be sticky.
orange oil.
Tung oil, but it needs several coats. Google for techniques
Lemon oil or linseed oil.
OMG, not olive oil, it will darken the wood and your furniture will smell like salad dressing.
Boiled linseed oil
We got these nice Cherry pieces, coffee table and bookshelf, and with them came something called Feed-N-Wax. It's bees wax and orange oil, very nice.
If I've already started using mineral oil, can I switch to lemon oil?
Not a good idea to switch if you want a nice finished product. You can sand off the old oil, clean the surface, and start applying lemon oil. Personally I like linseed oil.
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