Thread: wooden dinner plates

another pic

oh they are rough sawn, i have sanded one side and taken the rough edges off

Hi,

I'd be looking at some of the natural oil used for traditional finishes
First one that springs to Ming is tung oil which is a natural nut oil, used for floor, benches, chopping boards, etc.
I found organoil on the net which claims to be fully natural, check closely
That they haven't used any solvents, polymers etc to improve drying time, resilience, etc before you stick it on the table wear


Clive

Thanks Clive

I found this link.....sorta covers most options


http://www.finewoodworking.com/Skill....aspx?id=26893

I don't know if organ oil is 'food safe'. I use macadamia oil on my chopping boards. I personally wouldn't use anything with mineral oil in it. There's a recipe for a wax at the end of that link , but with mineral oil in it, as I've said, I wouldn't. A more suitable waxy finish if you want to go that way, would contain equal parts by weight of bees wax (grated to speed melting) and linseed oil,with a bit of gum terpentine. Heat till the beeswax is melted, add the linseed oil then add a little of the gum terpentine till you can smell it ,but not to strong or it will flavour your food. Gum terpentine can be difficult to get, but it's worth it. It adds a wonderful fresh clean smell to the wax. Experiment on some scrap wood to balance the ingredients.
Don.

we are going to give the grape seed oil a go...will let you know the outcome

Would olive oil be any good ?

Originally Posted by loanrangie

Would olive oil be any good ?

i would have thought so as quite often olive oil is on cutting board when preparing food so one would assume it wouild soak in.......