If you want to stick as close to the wood color, you should try out Walnut oil. Because it does not have a yellowish color to it like linseed oil the wood will keep its color.

No reason why it wouldn’t but I would suggest letting them sit for a few days in a warm room once saturated to let any excess oil leach out

@@WoodcraftHamster Thank you!

Cyrille L-G it depends how much oil you are using. A light coat or two may not penetrate the whole spoon which could be your problem. I only leave them about a day between coats. I have spoons that I have used for years without recoating but the surface layer does lose some oil especially with hot food, as long as it’s penetrated the whole spoon the surface layer isn’t too much of a problem. Hope that helps. H

@@WoodcraftHamster thanks a lot! ill experiment with multiple coat then! :)

No, olive oil will go rancid after a while. Mineral oil is what I use on my stuff.

As far as i can tell, Olive Oil has a tendency to stagnate in the wood. Therefore, it might not be the best to use.

Olive oil goes rancid, and I think corn oil too. So avoid for food use finishes.

No. Never use olive oil. Dunno why people recommend it often. But if you want an oil finish there are basically three good oils to use: - Linseed Oil - Walnut Oil - Tung Oil These three will harden out relatively quickly (2-6 weeks) and provide the best degree of hardness. Olive oil needs way to long to harden and will go rancid before that.

@@NetGhost03 thank you. Going to use linseed oil 👍😉 appreciate the advice! ✨

I have used olive oil on chopping boards and never had a problem.

Random Fox tung oil is always a good option, food safe and often used on kitchen sides, chipping boards etc...

Woodcraft Hamster yes but walnut cooking oil is a lot cheaper especially ad I has limited funds

Go with mineral oil. cheap and food safe

bennyboy3108 it’s just cheap supermarket own brand.

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bennyboy3108 supermarkets and must be cooking oil no toxic chemicals 💪🐺🐾💕👌🐻

you might have used too much oil. you can wipe away using cloth the remaining oil

Stick it in microwave short burst oil will leech out like crackheads on the 1st of the month.

@@RingsnThingsWorkshop 😂

use rag to wipe away any excess oil, then use a finer cloth or polishing cloth to buff it which will give it a smooth feel

Sorry... You bathed your wood in Oil for 10 hrs, but it came out Oily..?? 🤣😂🤣 I love the Internet 😆

TheDistur not that I have found, walnut is another good one for finishing. Never tried them myself but was warned off olive and veg oils years ago due to risk of going rancid but have heard of others who have no issues with them.

@@WoodcraftHamster So any type of nut oil can work?

Watch the video and find out.

be careful with olive oil it can go rancid

Almond oil.

Not recommended because it can turn or go bad and leave a bad smell on the wood. Almost a rancid smell. You can get generic mineral oil at the pharmacy or walmart and it works well.

@@mikeyandalyssab4782 I used olive oil on a cedar wood box and it turned out fine. I didn't use a bath, I just painted the oil on with a brush, left it really thick on the cedar and let it sit about an hour. Then wiped it off really well with a paper towel. I'm curious how olive oil goes rancid but not other oils, or nut oils. because its a vegetable based oil, right? I figure you just shouldn't leave the olive oil to set on the wood too long, or it would or could go rancid. any ways, it worked this time for me. gonna see what happens with some red oak this time. oh, also, I think the fact that I live in a really dry climate might have an effect on the way the olive oil sets up on the wood.

@@matthewulisse9157 there are a few oils that harden when exposed to air; linseed, walnut, poppy seed, and tung. all other oils stay wet and as they're exposed to oxygen and light they become rancid. you item will develop a sticky feel and if oiled enough, start to smell bad. it won't happen over night, but a few months from now, your pieces will go rancid.

@@tawilk well Im hoping its not oiled enough then. we will see what happens. Im also hoping, since Im in colorado, and its really dry here, it will be ok. Ive left cups of olive oil open in my room before, and it has completely evaporated from the container. if it goes rancid, I'll just make a better box and burn this one. Thanks for sharing the oils that harden, useful stuff to know as hobbyist wood worker. also, just a random thought, I read some where the other day that what makes the oils like olive oil go rancid is the proteins in the oil basically decaying. wonder if there's some kind of chemical reaction one could cause to remove the proteins in oils and refine it in a way, to be used properly for wood working applications. probably too much of a pain to really do for anyone, considering alternatives are cheap and easily accessible. I just enjoy knowing the way things work. peace brother

@@matthewulisse9157 I wouldn't know about it evaporating enough to not be in the wood anymore. there is no protein in oil, it's 100% fat. rancidity happens because of the breaking down of the fat molecule due to oxygen, heat, and/or light. if you have an old olive oil bottle w/ a sticky film around the cork or cap, that's rancid oil. your tongue actually has tastebuds specific to identifying rancid fats. most oils come in colored bottles to help prevent issues with light.