The oil in the mixture conditions the wood but does not linger on the surface.
Olive oil wood finish rancid.
You could use walnut oil too but that is really expensive.
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It has nothing to do with whether it comes from a fruit nut seed or plant.
Now both the toy box and my children s toy s smell horrendous and i am worried about the oil being a health hazard and the smell is overwhelming my living room.
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Therefore the flavor and aroma slightly change from time to time there is no exact answer as to how long olive oil keeps its peak quality once opened.
There is no residual smell of the olive oil on the furniture.
My recipe is a 3 2 mixture of mineral oil food grade to bees wax food grade.
This recipe only works on finished wood.
Olive oil has a tendency to go rancid after a few months which imparts a weird flavor to the food one is cutting.
Now you could make a cutting board finish by using mineral oil instead of olive oil.
Taste is the main issue in a rancid olive oil.
The oils will sweat out of the wood even years later not rancid when the wood gets warmed up.
Backward application of charles law of gas physics.
Russ fairfield i have never found olive oil to be any different from any other nut seed or vegetable oil when it comes to turning rancid.
I unfortunately took bad advice from a well meaning person and used olive oil to condition and protect an old wooden toy box heirloom and some solid wood toys.
Olive oil won t go bad.
Combine two parts olive oil to one part lemon juice.
Properly heat baked into the wood olive oil can t go rancid.
P it won t spoil like fresh produce but it does go rancid and becomes unsuitable for consumption it is a non perishable food item and refrigeration is unnecessary.
5 8 oil mixture of coconut olive unboiled linseed walnut mineral oil adjust to the wood s preference chips of pine resin be sure to filter out residue the finish is designed to condition the wood and leave a natural feeling non slippery surface that is water repellant.
In this video i show how i make a beeswax paste finish for my woodworking projects and wooden toys using beeswax and olive oil.
I carved 70 spoons and 30 forks and what stock i have left still smells sweet and fresh even with no use at all.
It does not change color or texture or become dangerous.