Odie’s Oil Review

We try out three of Odie’s products on our pine end-grain cutting boards. Odie’s oil, Odie’s Wood Butter, and Odie’s Dark Butter.

[ralphbrown]

Please watch the youtube video by the maker of odie's oil. He shows you exactly how to apply it with a PAD. After letting set for the recommended time, he then cleans it off thoroughly with a cotton towel (twice). He literally wants you to get it dry. After then setting up for 72 hours, you could apply the wax if you want a bit more shine. The person who made this video put much too much oil on the cutting board (although perhaps the end grain does soak up more oil). The maker of Odies has a VIDEO. If you leave excess oil on your wood it will look terrible after a few weeks.

[stephanekiss]

If you rub it in with a marron pad and then wipe off the excess you'll get more even results. I even found a trick where I cut off a circle in the maroon pad and attach that to my orbital sander and use it to rub in the product well. Then I wipe it off with a cotton towel, that I also attach to my sander, it's especially useful for large table tops. It makes everything very even and takes the finish to a whole new level.

[Mr_Chuckles]

Never ceases to amaze me how these Youtubers who share their videos of using Odie's Oil have not even looked at the MAKERS INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO on how to use it. He specifically says NOT to use a credit card/scraper, and to only use a tiny amount. And then they wonder why their finish is suboptimal. RTFM.

[KMx]

I'd like to see a follow-up comparison after some time has passed.

[terrenceparsons]

So the Odie’s oils & waxes are food safe & good for cutting boards right ???

[contessa.adella]

Nice! TY. Um’ you might wanna remove that ring before rubbing over the wood!

[randomscandinavian]

The Odie’s dark I have seen here isn’t called butter, just dark. It’s in an identical looking jar as yours. (And it’s $66.99!) I think the point of its darkness is that it will continue to darken the wood and supposedly give a naturally aged look after some time. I’m tempted to try it since it is food safe. Then again there are alternatives out there and I don’t know about things that continue to darken. How far will it go?

[michael.schuler]

I veneered some speakers with Eucalyptus. The speakers will be wall-mounted and never subject to contact, so durability is a non-issue. My customer wants the grain to pop, but is very concerned that the color not be darkened at all, or at a minimum. Is one of the Odies products ideal for this purpose? If so, which one? Is there a different product than Odies that you feel would be even better suited to this purpose? Thanks.

[billybungle]

Hopeless way to apply Odie's! Dreadful.