Oil for guitar fingerboards?

[Doug Kanter]

Based on what ALL the participants in this thread were talking about, you thought pure lemon oil, straight from the lemon, contained mineral oil? Context meant nothing to you?

[Dave Hinz]

So it _is_ a global statement. You are saying that the substance sold for wood treatment, called "lemon oil", is in fact not oil of lemon, but is in fact lemon-flavored mineral oil. Yes?

[Doug Kanter]

No, it's related to the products I found. I haven't found pure lemon oil. And, ****IN MY OPINION***, I think others in this discussion were also referring to typical products found in grocery stores, Home Depot, woodworking stores, etc.

[Dave Hinz]

Google knows a bunch of sources... a search string of: "pure lemon oil" guitar

- shows a bunch of 'em.

[Doug Kanter]

I believe it, but it always feels wrong to me to pay almost as much for shipping as the product itself, unless it's something that either unique or essential.

[Dave Hinz]

Once again you miss the point.

[Doug Miller]

Certainly not. Where did that come from, anyway? It's YOU who has the confusion between lemon oil and mineral oil, not me -- YOU said lemon oil is just flavored mineral oil.

[Doug Kanter]

No - I'm skipping over points that aren't worth obsessing about any more.

[Doug Kanter]

OK - you can have the last word, which is the ONLY goal here. This is no longer worth the effort.

[Doug Miller]

It never was. But it's amusing to wind you up and watch the lunacy emerge. The more you write, the less sense you make; the less sense you make, the funnier it gets.

[Doug Kanter]

Lunacy? All you do is ask questions, but you are totally unable to explain what YOU believe about the subject at hand.

[Doug Miller]

Yes, lunacy. Want an example? Just look above. I had written previously that your stated belief that lemon oil is simply flavored mineral oil is incorrect; from this you managed to conclude that I thought that lemon oil contains mineral oil. I can't even begin to imagine how you managed *that* leap.

If you would read what I've actually written, you'd see that I've made it quite clear what I believe: that lemon oil is in fact NOT the same as flavored mineral oil, in contradiction to your statement that you "know" that's all it is. I'm sorry you find this so confusing.

[Dave Hinz]

Dude. You said 'lemon oil is actually lemon flavored mineral oil', and several of us showed you that you're wrong. It's not complicated. You made a poorly researched generalization and/or an ambiguously worded statement, that's all. Several seconds at google would have prevented your initial mistake.

[Doug Kanter]

I'm over it.