Andy Dingley wrote:
On 13 Jun 2005 16:20:04 -0700, wrote:

is linseed oil not better?

No it's terrible. It;s hard to apply without leaving stickiness behind,
it yellows like crazy (why most finishing oils are based on tung, not
linseed) and it has poor weather resistance unless you use the right
sort of dried (aka boiled) oil - which is no longer clear.

Interesting. Linseed oil paints are reckoned to have the longest
recoating times of all wood paints, at 15 years. Maybe the density of
pigment makes the yellowing not such an issue, and boiled is used?

NT