Homemade Danish oil for impregnating and protecting wood (no film on the surface)

Most craftsmen work with wood. The finish is of the utmost importance. Wood requires protection from moisture and dirt. Often finished wood products are coated with oil.

The most popular and widely known is flaxseed oil. There is also teak, tung, Danish oil.

Let's talk about the last option - Danish oil. How to do it yourself and save your budget.

This oil can be used to protect parquet, wood furniture and other products. It penetrates well into the fibers, then hardens. The oil is suitable for any tree. the protection is durable and stable. No film appears on the surface of wooden products. Therefore, nothing will crack or rub off. The oil dries up in 4 hours.

The surface becomes so hard that it can be polished to a high gloss.

The oil can be used to treat wood outdoors or indoors. On top you can paint with paint or go with varnish.

Scopes of Danish oil (examples): processing of lining, wooden shelves, window sills, furniture, knife handles, etc.

You need to apply the product with a brush, bandage or a piece of a towel. Wait a few minutes and wipe again to get rid of the excess. The oil can be tinted to suit any shade.

Danish butter recipe

Factory oil is a mixture of polyurethane, linseed oil and solvent. We will do it ourselves. After one use of this product, you will forget about the varnish. I will tell you one popular recipe for making Danish butter.

I will write the proportions just below. Pour linseed oil into a glass container (for example, into a small jar) and heat it in a water bath. Bring to a boil. We fall asleep rosin (crush into powder in advance). Stir until the rosin is dissolved. Add wax and mix well until dissolved.

In a separate container, mix the solvent (white spirit) with polyurethane varnish. This mixture does not need to be heated! We remove the mixture of linseed oil with rosin and wax from the heat. Mix with a mixture of solvent and varnish.

Proportions: linseed oil (0.5l.), white spirit (0.5l.), rosin (40 gr.), beeswax (50 gr.), polyurethane varnish (0.5l.).

The smell of the solvent disappears, the surface is darker than the varnish, matte. Store in a glass container with a tight lid.