Danish oil on Euro Beech

[lesmeyer]

Hi,
has anyone ever used Rustins danish oil on beech??. I am remodelling the kitchen and using beech for face frames and raised panel doors.
Does anyone think it is a bad idea, what would you suggest I use as a finish.
It is a large project and I want to get the finish right from the start.
All input will be much appreciated.
Regards
Les
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[rsser]

Well in the deafening silence on your query, my offering is a meagre one!

I turned a Euro beech platter and finished it with Organoil burnishing oil. Came up fine.

These days I'd first off try Rustin's danish oil - my current finish of choice for turned objects - and given the above can't see why there'd be any problem at all.

But trying some first on a bit of scrap would be cheap insurance.

Hope this helps.

[beejay1]

Tung oil might be worth considering, highly resilient,non toxic, very good for the worktops. Ive used it on beech before and found it to be fine.

beejay1

[lesmeyer]

Ern,

thanks for that. I have tried some Rustins danish on some scrap beech and it does come out very good. I was hoping someone may had had some experience regarding the robustness/longevity of the finish. Looks like I will be going the Rustins route and applying about 4 or 5 coats. On the scrap it does seem to be water resistant.
Regards
Les