T Dan Posted June 24, 2018 Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 Two easy questions with potential one word answers: I have a new beech wood mallet that will benefit from an oil finish. A web search finds many references to using Boiled Linseed Oil for mallets with BLO sounding like a perfectly reasonable choice, so naturally I don't have any BLO in the garage. However, I do have a can of Tung oil. Would it be a mistake if I used the this instead? Might the Tung Oil actually be a better choice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted June 24, 2018 Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 It should be fine to use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T Dan Posted June 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 Thanks Steve. There's a lot I don't know about woodworking, but I one lesson that's finally starting to sink in is generally better to ask "before" I try something. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted June 24, 2018 Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 Your quite welcome. Either ask questions or practice on scrap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted June 24, 2018 Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 Use any oil base you have. Down the road, you may want to re-oil. I use Danish oil on any mallets I have or make for others or for sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewisc Posted June 25, 2018 Report Share Posted June 25, 2018 When I made my carvers mallet, I used some cabinet makers wax while it was turning on the lathe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T Dan Posted June 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2018 Thanks for the replies. Going to apply the tung oil and see how it goes. Sounds like the proper approach is to raise the grain a bit with damp cloth, sand, add coat of oil, and dry. Repeat last three steps a few times. Have a feeling this is more for fine furniture than a mallet, but may as well learn on something that will eventually take a beating anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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