Not being tremendously experience or expert in the application of oils to
wood myself, I find myself in need of some advice. I've done some google
searches and think I know the direction we need to go, but I'd like to run
my thoughts by some of the guys that regularly use oil finishes.

My son made a grip for his bow out of a chunk of walnut that I gave him and
applied about six coats of Tung Oil to it. I'm sure this is not pure Tung
Oil, but rather something from the local hardware store bearing that label.
I know he didn't have enough time to do this properly (based on what google
reveals), since he did the entire project in one night. From what I see, 6
coats should probably have taken about that many days to apply properly.

Anyway, he's at this point where he now has some amount of Tung Oil on the
walnut and some areas are showing a nice gloss, or sheen better than others.
Maybe because of uneven penetration/absorption of the Tung Oil, or maybe
because of the character of the wood. He'd like to even out the luster
across the entire piece. Also, I have to ask if he should be mixing up his
Tung Oil with a varnish and possibly some Turpentine and applying a couple
of coats that way in order to achieve more of a protective coat. This is a
grip for a bow and it will be subject to body oils, to weather, etc.

'Preciate any advice on this.

--

-Mike-