Danish Oil, Pint - Pure Polymerized Linseed Oil Wood Finish, Ideal for Furniture, Rustic Pieces, & Priming Wood for Other Oil or epoxy-Based Products - Food Safe, Simple, Fast Curing

Good finishing on the wood

Awesome product, easy application, no VOC’s with a great finish.

After a LOT of research and experimentation, I decided on Danish oil for my custom built redwood shelves. I absolutely LOVE the finish from Tried and True: the color richly reveals the beautiful grain from the redwood. The recipe for this particular Danish oil apparently goes back to the 18th century and hasn't changed much; a nice aspect too is that it is food safe. It even has a pleasant smell (for me, anyway: I'm weird:-). This Danish oil is easy to apply, once you've prepped your wood effectively. Carefully watch how much you apply: for example, if after 24 hours your wood is still damp, you've applied more than you need. A little goes a long way. My redwood shelves took about two to three coats, depending on the lumber: no more than that. It's also important to determine what it will do to your chosen wood: my redwood looks fantastic, but I cannot speak to other darker wood types and what the finish will look like. I'd strongly recommend ensuring you have some test pieces of your lumber (which is a good idea anyway). All in all, an excellent choice: I'd highly recommend Tried and True's Danish Oil.

To preface this: I buy a lot of stuff on Amazon and have never been moved to write a product review before. Finishing used to be my least favorite part of woodworking. You have to don gloves, put on your respirator, make sure the dust in the shop has settled, have a well-ventilated area, blah blah blah. It's uncomfortable. It's dirty; the more projects I complete the more I worry about my cumulative exposure to all the toxic volatile compounds in finishes like polyurethane and other "danish oils." It stinks. Not so with this product. No gloves, no respirator, no worries. I can finish small projects at my kitchen table without worrying about stinking up the house or exposing anyone to harsh chemicals. I don't have to burn through multiple pairs of rubber gloves to get a wipe on finish. I've finished two projects with it now and it's easy to apply (directions on the can are spot on), it makes the wood look beautiful, smells good, and cleanup is the easiest of any finish I've used except mineral oil. The smell is like a nutty cooking oil. Time will tell how durable it is, but I would still use poly (or maybe try T&T's varnish oil) for high-traffic items like table tops. If I do have to reapply sometime down the road, that's fine by me. In fact, I would enjoy it. It seems expensive but you get what you pay for here. A little goes a looooong way; this is 100% oil unlike Watco Danish oil. I would pay more just for the experience I get from using it versus poly or even Watco. Tried and True's products are so much more environmentally friendly--a concern that should be on the minds of woodworkers in particular.

Tried and true product are nice. Ever since i started making furniture I’ve been using their product and it’s nice. I’m still learning how to best apply the products. It’s an art. But the results are good. I recommend