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Linseed oil penetration
By:Brian Nystrom
Date: 7/21/2003, 12:10 pm
In Response To: BOILED linseed oil, if you please ! :) (Paul G. Jacobson)

Only the first coat is going to penetrate significantly. Even if thinned, you get very little penetration (Maybe .020" is some woods), except on end grain. Once the first coat seals the pores of the wood, subsequent coats cannot penetrate any further, but they will gradually fill the pores resulting in a smoother finish.

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Linseed Oil?
Richard -- 7/18/2003, 3:39 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Linseed Oil?
Brian Nystrom -- 7/21/2003, 12:14 pm
BOILED linseed oil, if you please ! :)
Paul G. Jacobson -- 7/18/2003, 10:28 pm
Re: BOILED linseed oil, if you please ! :)
Dale -- 7/22/2003, 7:04 am
Linseed oil penetration
Brian Nystrom -- 7/21/2003, 12:10 pm
Re: BOILED linseed oil, if you please ! :)
srchr/gerald -- 7/18/2003, 11:00 pm