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Originally Posted by jerrymayfield Danish oil is a advertising name for an oil varnish mix. The average is about 1/3 each oil(usually linseed),varnish(usually polyurethane varnish) and mineral spirits. There are no standards and the percentages vary a great deal,Watco is almost 50% solvent. If you are just interested in popping the grain without using dye and/or shellac, flood the surface with linseed oil let it soak for 20-30 minutes wipe off excess and buff the surface well. Let it cure for a couple days and apply a top coat. What protection danish oil offers is from the very thin varnish component.
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Jerry,
Thanks for clarifying the mixture and I was hoping you would be along to do just that for us. Based on the above, one question comes to mind. From what you have described, there really would be no need to go beyond the first coat of this mixture as the wood is sealed at the point of the first coat from the varnish and it could not absorb any additional oil. That being said, wouldn't you get better (or at least same) results just switching to varnish after the first coat has cured?
I would be interested in hearing your thoughts on that.