On Sat, 20 Dec 2014 16:45:18 -0600, Dave Balderstone wrote:

Note, however, that 'boiled linseed oil' is NOT considered food safe;
the 'boiled' variant has additives. Find USP (pharmacology grade, in
the US)
linseed oil if you want a food-safe product.

Or flax oil, which is the same stuff but more expensive.


I thought raw linseed oil did not cure. Am I mistaken?

It does, but quite slowly.

There's other problems with linseed oil. As the old saying goes, apply
it "once a day for a week, once a week for a month, once a month for a
year, and once a year forever." Also it keeps getting darker over time.