BuckeyeDennis wrote
Thanks, RFGuy. It sounds as if "shelling out" :D a little more for the Mahoney's oil would be a prudent investment for a wood finish.
But I do think I'll get a bottle of the culinary stuff too -- I'm itching to try it on grilled veggies and such, in lieu of olive oil.
Well, you know what they say, "penny wise, pound foolish". I have had other oils and flours go rancid in my kitchen before. Never a good smell when it happens. With wood, the pores will soak up whatever finish you apply, so IF it goes bad it will NEVER come out. Not going to sand that out IMHO. I would hate for someone, anyone who works hard on a woodturning to have to throw it out because they went cheap on a wood finish. I know there are always different methods & techniques each of us can employ in our wood shops, but to me, this is one of those areas where following best practices seems like wise advice. When I started out in woodturning (still consider myself a newbie), I purposely sought out advice from across the internet on what to use, e.g. I use a different finish on pens than I do on bowls. Again not trying to tell anyone what to do, but I think that incessant desire to save money may be a deterrent in this particular case. JMO. Besides, IF you wanted to save money, you wouldn't have bought Shopsmith (unless you purchased it used). :D
