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251111 Michael Blair <branson2@s...> 2014‑10‑16 Re: Soaking wood in linseed oil
I'm talking about the over-the-counter stuff.

I understand that there was a heating treatment used in Ye Olde Dayes
for linseed oil, but today's BLO is "boiled" by adding dryers to
flax seed oil so that it will oxidize and harden.  Me, I have too
many other things to do than to boil down flax seed oil.

Mike in Sacto

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