10 Oil Finishes for AWESOME Looking Wood Projects

Here's our no-nonsense guide to what you need to know about making your projects look great with hard wax oils, drying oils, oil varnishes, and food safe wood oils. This is the list:

Odie's Oil
Walrus Oil Furniture Butter
Simple Finish
Briwax Hard Wax Oil
Danish Oil
Boiled Linseed Oil
Tung Oil
Teak Oil
General Finishes Arm-R-Seal
Cutting board oil

***
Visit us for hardwood lumber!

***
Follow us for absolutely no good reason!

[chriswindberg]

First of your videos that I've watched and wow was that super informative. Thank you for an excellent breakdown for someone who is really intimidated by the vast world of finishes. Thank you sir! 👏 👍

[akfarms]

Thank You . Right to the point thank you and no no music thank you.

[tuankiettran]

*Hello there, I have requested your DVDs, for simpler and quicker approach to manufacture a shed **Allmy.Tips** I trust the substance are as you guaranteed it will be. Just I'm worried with the substance, it won't be anything but difficult to settle on a decision from the various plans.*

[sdiddles]

Hands down the Best Channel for beginner wood workers. Love the videos Mark, Keep 'em coming.

[horxrah]

I second Chris Windberg's comments. All the info on the internet can be overwhelming and contradictory. This video told me everything I wanted to know about these finishes. I'll be ordering from Woodworker's Source to keep the great videos coming. Thank you!

[karl_alan]

Thank you for addressing the combustible rag thing. Honestly that is why when I was a new woodworker I avoided oil finishes for years, until I felt comfortable and confident with the fire safety part.

[Rocketninja]

I stopped into one of their locations passing through AZ. I would recommend anyone to stop by. The quality and prices were unlike I've seen anywhere. I'm super excited to start my next projects with such wonderful lumber.

[xyshomavazax]

I love your channel for so many reasons, not the least of which your good taste in music. Not only do I get great woodworking tips, but I feel like I’m watching an episode of ‘Firefly’. Never stop the signal.

[WoodcraftBySuman]

Mark, I’ve been a long long time fan of your straight to the point and easy to understand videos. Just wanted to say thank you! Ps- those are some beautiful ribbon sapele!

[Codexane]

Had to laugh at the comment about the free instructions on the back. Another great video, your presentation is awesome, and the timing could not be better as I just finished building a project with Sapele last night and hadn't really decided on a finish yet.

[markb]

Very informative & straight to the point. Thanks.

[Combat]

Outstanding presentation Mark. I’ll be back for more. Thank you from So Cal.

[pancua]

Love your videos, Mark. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and being a great teacher/presenter. Love Woodworking Source!

[lourias]

Thank you for your straight, forward, no nonsense approach to your videos.

[RootedInThePastWoodworking]

This was an absolutely fantastic video that really keeps it simple and honest.

[robsandstrom]

Thanks again for another informative video. Really enjoy these videos.

[stevensaunders]

I’m so glad I came across your videos. I’ve been interested in wood working for a while now, and have seemed to have trouble finding a good place to have a workshop so I may do with what I had the great outdoors a storage unit and random projects.
Your information has been incredibly helpful, especially because the company I work for in Payson Arizona has recently shown interest in cabinets and wood refinishing, probably because of me having spoke about being interested in woodworking. Reason I say that last comment is because he got a wood cleaning and conditioning for White oak cabinets and then handed me the job. I am currently living in a garage where I work and sleep. me being me I can be real tedious to a point of perfection, not a bad trait for a woodworker, but arguably a trait that can go without or can become disastrous for people who don’t see the fine detail or take the fine detail into consideration.
With that being said, I have this white oak cabinet door project. My boss bought feed-n-wax and watco rejuvenating oil. His expressions about this project, where we just are going to clean up the word, and then wipe on some of the rejuvenating oil followed by the feed-n-wax. Looking at the finished product I feel like the feed-n-wax is plenty saving a massive step on having to put rejuvenating oil on 60+ cabinet doors.
What are your thoughts on throwing out the rejuvenating oil and just using the feed-n-wax????
Also, I spotted a bunch of scratches from when they transported the doors to my place and mention to him that I could send it down lately or something, but having seen how deep the scratches go, I feel like a similar colored wood filler would do just fine, but what do I put on after the wood filler do I put on a oil or do I put on a polyurethane coat? I said polyurethane because I see bubbles from where the polyurethane has worn down and created air pockets so I am canceling out that this wood was sealed up with any type of oil or maybe it was but it also had a finish clearcoat put over it. I’m just not sure what oil be used before the clearcoat.
Also, with that being said, would it be safe for me to lightly sand out the bubbles and reapply a polyurethane or should I just apply some of the wax?

By the way, thank you for putting out these videos live in Arizona and has lived in Tempe Scottsdale, part of Phoenix, my whole life. I never knew that this store existed and I sure wished I would have seen the store sooner. But now that I am finally getting into the woodworking and with a company that seems to want to take on projects I want to be able to impress my boss with knowledge and technique. He is unaware of that way we can impress customers and bring in more work.

[mattrinne]

Always great content! If I didn't already have a great local hardwood supplier you'd be my jam!

[joshuataylor]

Love your videos and your lumber, Mark. I get your stuff shipped to Georgia, and it always arrives in great condition. Plus, the boards y’all pick out for my orders are top notch. Thanks for the instruction and the raw materials!

[scottshawwoodworking]

Mark, great informative video. Thank you, for the explanation.