On Tue, 20 May 2008 14:40:56 +0100, John
wrote:

I have read that Walnut oil can be used as a finish, but what do people
here think of it as a finish?


I haven't ever tried it. Just the other day I turned a few oak
furniture legs and had a pile of fresh pine chips on the floor. I
used a handful of pine chips on the oak legs and it produced a
polished surface. I guess the pine sap works like a finish.