[jcash3]

I'll keep this going. I use tung oil all the time, and it does take forever to dry IF you use just tung oil. A professional furniture maker who learned under Sam Maloof told me to do it this way. Mix equal parts 100% pure raw tung oil/ boiled linseed oil/ and Gloss Polyuerathan. Both the Poly and boiled linseed oil have dryers in them and will help the tung oil to plasticize. But it takes several usually 5 but as many as 7 or 8 coats to build enough for what i call the wow factor. After the last coat dries, I usually will put on a coat of wax to give a little luster. Check out my walnut and quilted maple tray for a view of it, also the mahogany jewelry box. The Gloss poly will not make the finish glossy, I assume because both oils dry as a satin or matte sheen.
this is my favorite finish and on most projects that i make for just us i use it.

 

[jcash3]

depends on the weather. right now it's in the 50's here so it may take up to 48 hours, that is bring it inside my house too. In warmer weather, spring and summer. It can take as little as 12 hours but usually 24 is a good time to wait. Also i've noticed that after you build several coats that the subsequent coats that you put on dry alot faster. not sure why. also i usually sand the wood to at least 320, but most of the time 400. then i rub the surface with 0000 steel wool, just to burnish and push the fibers back down and smooth everthing out. and then rub with steel wool between coats.