Torge wrote:
a friend is making a low wooden stool to sit on. he is using oak
and seems very keen to put linseed oil on it, which he says will
bring out the grain.

since this stool will go on to a japanese type padded mat, i dont
want a greasy finish on it. he says that i could put a water based
semi matt clear varnish on it, on top of the linseed oil. can
this be right? putting varnish onto linseed oil seems a bit
strange to me. if its not right could anyone advise me on what
kind of varnish to put on top of the oak please.

Using oil based varnished will do the same thing for the grain as
would linseed oil.

When using linseed oil - or any oil finish - one wipes off the excess
that hasn't soaked in within 30 minutes or so and the remainder dries.
IOW, it isn't greasy and a top coat - even a water based one - can be
applied after the oil is thoroughly dried.

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