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Edward · 07-30-2002, 01:07 AM

I have tried linseed oil for over 1 year and was quite annoyed with the rancid smell as well as the yellowing of my once beautiful white oak weapons. Apart from that, linseed oil seems to be perfect. I started recently using mineral oil which does not have any of the above inconveniences, but is not as effective as linseed. Many websites specialized in woods actually advise to use linseed and tung oil as a first option.
And, by the way, weapons treated with tung and linseedoils do develop a rubbery surface which sticks to the hands, especially in the beginning of the practice. But since my hands are quite sweaty, then after a few minutes of training, I have no problem whatsoever. I did not see this happen with mineral oil.

07-30-2002, 01:07 AM	#11
Edward Location: Bangkok Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 803 Offline	I have tried linseed oil for over 1 year and was quite annoyed with the rancid smell as well as the yellowing of my once beautiful white oak weapons. Apart from that, linseed oil seems to be perfect. I started recently using mineral oil which does not have any of the above inconveniences, but is not as effective as linseed. Many websites specialized in woods actually advise to use linseed and tung oil as a first option. And, by the way, weapons treated with tung and linseedoils do develop a rubbery surface which sticks to the hands, especially in the beginning of the practice. But since my hands are quite sweaty, then after a few minutes of training, I have no problem whatsoever. I did not see this happen with mineral oil. Last edited by Edward : 07-30-2002 at 01:11 AM.