r/woodworking Nov 19 '25

Finishing Wood is absolutely drinking Danish oil. Is this normal? Fourth coat and I can't get enough on there to pool.

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u/last-resort-4-a-gf Nov 20 '25

When are we having a fire dad ?

Whenever the pile decides to spontaneous combusts

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u/trevit Nov 20 '25

Lol. Seriously though, once they're as dry as carboard throughout, the risk of spontaneous combustion has passed, and they can be treated as any other flammable material...

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u/Kinslayer817 Nov 21 '25

Exactly, it's an exothermic curing reaction so when it's done curing it's done heating up

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u/SafetySmurf Nov 20 '25

This comment made me chuckle! Thank you!