I'm not happy with the trestle board, coated with BLO. After almost 2 weeks, the surface feels oily and the edges, some areas with bark, look too dark and I suspect have more oil in it. Sanding with 220 is pointless, the sand paper builds with oil. I did wipe dry, when applying the BLO, but I guess there's no way to get it as dry as I had hoped it would be.

Trying to remove as much surface oil as possible, I wiped with lacquer thinner, allowed to dry(?), but the board still feels, not oily, but not right/not dry. I thought to do another wipe with lacquer thinner, but I suspect this won't help.

Might vigorous washing with mineral spirits remove the surface oil, so that the sand paper doesn't build up with "oily" sawdust?

Is stripping the board my best option, to get a dry surface, dry feel to the surface?

Sonny