Thread: Filling open grain on stock on the cheap

Originally Posted by gundoc

Get a bottle of Artists Linseed Oil (Paper Plus, Warehouse Stationery, etc), apply and allow to dry (1-2 days) polish off across the grain with coarse cloth, repeat a couple of times and rub the last light coat well-in by hand; voila! an authentic oil finish.

The (real) old-timers used to say that a stock should be oiled once a day for a week, once a week for a month, once a month for a year, then once a year forever.

Linseed oil oxidizes, rather than dries by volatilisation. As such, a dry, warm space is a must - avoid humid spaces like the plague. And watch where you throw the rags - they can and do spontaneously start smouldering!!