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Understanding just a little chemistry will teach you a lot about this finish.
By Bob Flexner
Pages: 90-92

From the April 2006 issue #154
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At a recent wood-finishing seminar, a participant asked, “What is oil?” The question caused me to remember my own confusion a number of years ago. The term “oil” can seem confusing because there are many very different finishing products labeled and marketed (or mis-marketed) as oil.

Here’s an explanation of oil.

From the April 2006 issue #154
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