What finish to use?

[chook]

I am at the stage of thinking about what finish to put on a new work bench I have made. I want something
non slippery
non toxic
that will make it easy to get glue of the top

Perhaps no finish
or tung oil
shellac

What would be best? I am really happy with the way it is coming on and I do not want to ruin it with the wrong finish.

[fineboxes]

Only thing I can think of that fits the bill is Raw Linseed Oil.

But i'd be tempted to hit it up a notch and use Boiled Linseed instead, it dries faster.

Cheers

Steve

[AlexS]

I give mine a wipe over with the Kunos oil I use on my work. Mainly to make it easy to remove glue, but looks good too.

[dr4g0nfly]

I favour BLO every time.

Dries without being sticky and easy to refresh if it gets marked.

[orraloon]

BLO is the go for work benches. Linseed oil has been used for benches for many hundreds of years so why go for anything else.
Regards
John

[Oddjob1]

No finish needed, just get to work, the bench will tell you what it needs in due course if at all!

Cheers Oddjob1