I recall someone mentioned a specialist woodworking newsgroup some time ago. If you could remind me I'd be grateful.
Anyway, I want to apply a finish to some furniture that we've stripped. Mainly, it seems to be oak although I think some beech too.
Some was painted but mostly we have removed that shiny shellac type finish to reveal some lovely light brown/greyish wood.
My first thought was to apply Danish oil as a finish since I have had good success with it on pine. Does anyone have any suggestions for an alternative?
I would not like to darken it much although making a little browner rather than grey would be acceptable. I also want to try to avoid a shiny finish if possible.
My friend helping suggested using a 50/50 mix of boiled linseed oil and turpentine substitute but as I have no experience with that I thought I would check with this group before proceeding.
Any and all suggestions are welcome.
Thanks as always. Rob
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