"mm" wrote in message
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Should I wipe on a coat of linseed oil after oil-staining new bare
wood?

It depends on your proposed use for the wood and on the type
of wood. Linseed oil can penetrate under the wood surface
and can later migrate out to the surface again. This makes
it unsuitable for floors and bookshelves, because the oil
can transfer later to shoes or books that touch it.

It would be interesting to learn how Australians finish
eucalyptus woods used for bookshelves etc.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)