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  1. 4th October 2013, 08:26 AM #1
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    Default What finish to use?

    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.
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    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.

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  4. 4th October 2013, 09:03 AM #3
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    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.
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  5. 5th October 2013, 06:39 AM #4
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    I favour BLO every time.

    Dries without being sticky and easy to refresh if it gets marked.
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  6. 5th October 2013, 01:26 PM #5
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    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.
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  7. 5th October 2013, 08:15 PM #6
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    Default Your talking work bench, right!

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

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