Quote Originally Posted by greatgoogamooga View Post
No sealer. If you do, the oil will not be able to permeate the wood grain. Both of these oils will soak in, then harden with drying time. Once hard, you reapply to build up a finish, then buff to a shine. They will be slow to fill in the wood grain, BTW, so we are talking SEVERAL coats. You could put poly on top for durability.

Goog
I did a test with the ace brand BLO, Fromby's Tung oil finish(which after some reading found this was actually just a wiping varnish), and Minwax fast dry Poly. I thought the oils would bring out more of the grain, but the Poly alone seems to do a good job, so I will probably just go with a few light coats of Poly.

I have thinned the scales and it does look better.