Thread: danish oil finish

well guys this was the first set of scales i did with this stuff. im not sure if i really did it right but i htink they turned out ok. i put on 3 coats of oil and wiped it off with a cloth. then i took a coat where i took 800 grit wet/dry and wet sanded with a coat of oil i did this twice. i then took 2 coats and done it with 1500 the same way. after that i did it with 2500 twice the same way. i then hit it with some white rogue compound. as i said not sure if this was right but i think it turned out ok. tell me what you all think. if i remember right the wood was cherry.
these were also made for a blade but i made teh wegde to thin, so i have nothing to put in it.

nice looking scales. you know that cherry will get darker when it exposed to light so they my end up darker than they are now.

no i didnt know that. but thank you for the info

Hey jballs918,
It looks awesome, but how does it feel? Is it still a little oily? Been going back and forth on my choice of oil and wax.
On a test piece I've found that the oil darkens the wood more and leaves a oily surface (Tung Oil). But haven't sanded it after applying the oil.

Also, how does it react with water? Does it go "into" the wood (does it get darker) and how does it react with soap?

Lot of questions, but it seems you are the person that can answer them for me

G'day there. Tung oil works best if it is burnished into the timber thru friction ie wet sanding. It takes several days to fully harden but should not remain oily. There are a number of modified tung oils out there ie that contain some sort of varnish. A good compromise & very serviceable.
It will be fairly sensitive to water during the curing period but after that is pretty stable. Ideally water & soap & razor scales should not meet. Slippery sharp things cause accidents.
btw Nice scales jballs918.

Hmmm, wet sanding with danish oil. That hadn't occurred to me. I'm having some trouble finishing rosewood with polyurethane, it takes many days to dry maybe due to oil in the wood. Wet sanding with danish oil might be the solution. Very good looking scales, by the way, cherry is a favorite wood of mine too. Thank for sharing.