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[Yankee Clipper]

Thanks for your input on the Bright Oil question Bob. Could find nothing like it from Tricolor so I will go to a fine woodworkers shop and check out some of their oils, just hope I don't have to buy it by the gallon.

 

[Bob Cleek]

Thanks for your input on the Bright Oil question Bob. Could find nothing like it from Tricolor so I will go to a fine woodworkers shop and check out some of their oils, just hope I don't have to buy it by the gallon.

Sorry, but I can't recall what I wrote about "Bright Oil."  However, if it's an oil coating for application on bare wood (i.e. finished "bright") you should have no problem finding a wide selection of such oils, some with stain of various types, in most any paint or hardware store. At the very basic level, there's "boiled linseed oil," which is just linseed oil with some dryers added so it won't take forever and a day to polymerize ("dry.") Be sure and get "boiled" linseed oil and not "raw linseed oil," with doesn't have the dryers and will stay tacky for months.

Boiled linseed oil will bring out the figuring in a nice piece of wood, but, while darkening the wood a little bit, won't add any color. Another product that is about as foolproof as they come is the Minwax brand of polyurethane finishes. These come in completely clear through dark walnut shade stains. It's often called "wipe-on poly" because it can be simply wiped on with a soft cloth and rubbed into the wood. Minwax polyurethanes also come in a pre-thinned "wipe-on" version which has additional solvent added to the mix to thin it for wiping on. The non-wipe-on version is thicker for brushing on if one wants more of a built-up thicker coating. In addition to the range of stain colors, it's available in "satin" and "gloss" versions. Minwax polyurethanes are packaged in cans as small as a pint.