Pressed flax-seed oil, applied to bare wood, cured in place by oxidation. Boiled linseed (BLO) has driers added so it dries in days; raw linseed dries in months. The oldest western wood finish. Reads as the wood's own color amplified, almost no film, hand-feels like the wood itself. Tool handles, wooden bench tops, traditional gun stocks, butcher blocks (food-safe once cured).
Linseed oil (flax) is a triglyceride drying oil with high linolenic-acid content (~52%); cures by O₂ uptake and radical-induced polymerization into a soft solid. Raw linseed oil takes 4–6 weeks per coat to cure; boiled linseed oil (BLO — heat-treated, plus metal-ion driers cobalt / manganese) cures in 24–72 hr per coat. 3–6 coats wiped on, excess wiped off after 15–30 min. Final film 5–15 µm — much thinner than varnish. Refreshable in place — re-flood, re-wipe. Caution: oil-soaked rags are spontaneous-combustion hazards; spread flat or submerge in water until disposal. Cured film is food-safe; pre-cure is not.
character — minimal film, wood's own color amplified, traditional, refinishable forever.
SSPC / NACE surface-coating standards; manufacturer technical literature for the specific coating chemistry.
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