[Cosmicsniper]

wormil…That's why I called it a "mystery." LOL!

 

[ETwoodworks]

The method above is alot of work but its beautifull on walnut.

 

[blackcherry]

Danish Oil was the finish of choice back in the day before Polyurethane and Varnish. Use mainly on hardwood floors and furniture. Watco one of the oldest manufacturer of Danish oil has a variety of tinted Danish oil on the market. One of my favorite is the light walnut color oil which add a nice golden-brown hue on maple and cherry. Very easy to use but beware of oily rags discard once thoroughly air dry, very combustible. Give these type of color Danish oil a try you'll really like how the grain pops…BC

 

[gfadvm]

Wormil- Great info. I always assumed it contained some type of poly. Just naptha and BLO. Who knew?

 

[RussellAP]

I think I have every color of Danish oil on the market. Love the stuff on hardwoods and cedar.

 

[Alongiron]

Danish oil with a couple coats of Shellac is an old fashion finish that has been around for a many many years. It gives you that " I made that and finished that project" project that you can be proud that will be passed down to many generations…

 

[hObOmOnk]

Note: Watco Danish Oil is a blend of about 75% Mineral Spirits with Raw Linseed Oil (not BLO), Modified Soya Bean Oil, Resins (esp. Alyd, no "Poly") and colorants (esp. Gilsonite). Other ingredients may be present.

Generally, so-called Danish Oils usually contain a variety of drying oils (linseed, soya, tung oil, etc.), various resins or varnishes, colorants, and solvents. There are no standards for the composition of "Danish Oil." One manufacture markets a so-called "Danish Oil" which only contains pure oil (Heat-treated Linseed Oil).

Usually the generic term "Danish Oil" is meaningless because there is no consistency between brands.

Blessings.

 

[Bagtown]

I have a jar of homemade finish mixed 1:1:1 BLO, Beeswax, and Turpentine.
Melted all together.
Sitting on the shelf sometimes the wax starts to firm up so before use I'' set it in the sun.
Nice sheen finish, not to shiny or flashy.

 

[gfadvm]

Well, I'm perfectly clear on Danish Oil composition now! LOL Sounds like there are a lot of variations out there.

 

[wormil]

Apparently. MSDS's differ just on Watco, some say mineral spirits, some say naphtha. Maybe they are using different names for the same thing or maybe the formulation varies by country. Anyway you slice it, it's mostly thinner.

 

[oldnovice]

CharlieM1958 I think you are correct but they actually use a grape press 'cause a garlic press it just to small!

 

[MartiTx]

What brand names are your favorites?

 

[RussellAP]

Watco seems to have a solid presence in the market for these oils. If you stick with one brand, you know what to expect.

 

[lumberjoe]

Say what you will about it's ingredients, but I get fantastic results with the Watco stuff. I use the natural a lot. The medium walnut is beautiful as well.

I don't use Danish oil as a finish on furniture though. I do finish boxes and other small items with it. I use it to pop the grain on furniture and apply some sort of varnish after. I don't think any brand or home brew offers enough protection on furniture.

 

[NiteWalker]

MartiTx; I just bought a can of deft danish oil. It was cheaper than watco, but the main reason is for my uses; I'll be using it for some small boxes and it's what doug stowe uses. I like the way his boxes come out.

 

[waho6o9]

+1 for Watco

 

[rance]

I was hoping hObOmOnk would chime in. He seems to know a lot about this stuff.

 

[Fuzzy]

Danish Oil is just about anything a manufacturer wants it to be … really … there is no formal definition for it.

 

[oldnovice]

Watco oil finishes are the only ones I use and I trust them because they are part of RustOleum which has an outstanding product line and stands behind all of their products.

I am glad that Watco did not disappear when they were in financial trouble and RustOleum bought them as would I have hated to see that product line disappear!

 

[wormil]

Today I was looking at an old project finished with Danish oil and it still looks great but has been put away and is very dusty but I'm not sure what to clean it with. The oil doesn't leave a film finish and the dust has sort of gotten into the grain.