What oil do you use to finish your wood?

[delabodge]

I use "food safe oil" by chestnut products,,,applys easy and leaves a nice finish, two coats,,,,

[Rob D]

Tried a lot of oils and done a lot of research and have settled for using walnut oil... that and coconut oil seem to have more anti-rancid properties than the others... that said if you leave a chopping board with a veggie oil finish in a damp place it seems to encourage rancidity...

 

 

Really I think you could prob use most veggie type oils on chopping boards... cheap, easy to apply, no drying time, easy to maintain, easy to top up, no skin formed, foodsafe...

[morten]

I would choose a "drying oil". Dyring the drying/hardening phase, the oil will expand and fill the microscopic cavities in the wood, reducing the wood's ability to absorb water/moisture, which would in turn mean that the board will dry up quicker, minimising bacterial and fungus growth

[Scott13]

For chopping boards and the like, we've been using 'Catskill Butcher Block Oil', basically a food grade mineral oil, works great. Anything that you might wish to buff to a shine, fruit bowls etc, 'Clapham's Bees Wax' is brilliant!

[delabodge]

For chopping boards and the like, we've been using 'Catskill Butcher Block Oil', basically a food grade mineral oil, works great. Anything that you might wish to buff to a shine, fruit bowls etc, 'Clapham's Bees Wax' is brilliant!

 

I was using catskills butchers blockoil,,,and actually brought it back from NY,,,great stuff,,,is there a uk supplier?

[Scott13]

Y'can find it on Amazon, 8 fl.oz bottle for about a fiver (not including P&P), lasts for ages so ain't too bad!

[Big Beech]

For food safe things I would use tung oil and for things like coasters I use Liberon finishing oil quite thick almost like a thin varnish, this has proved to be hot coffee cup proof but not entirely resistant to all alcohole.

 

doesnt tung oil come from the tung tree, which produces nuts to prduce your tung oil?

if so, perhaps not a wise "food safe" choice for those allergic to nuts