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Default Walnut Oil with Vitamin E


wrote: (clip) And by the way for anyone still
following this thread, Boiled Linseed Oil isn't actually boiled. Like most
tung oil, it is infused with metallic dryers that cause it to cure. (clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The term "boiled" comes from the fact that the oil is heated to dissolve the
driers. The other kind is called "raw," and it also dries by oxidation, but
much more slowly.