uses for RAW linseed oil

[lilianroyle]

I just bought 5 litres of this by mistake, I meant to buy boiled. Is it just a question of the time it takes to dry that makes it different?. I normally put boiled linseed oil on my galvanised rigging. I read that its just the drying time that makes it different. Anyone used it to oil wood? Mixed it with teak oil to get a semi glass finish?,or should I just send it back?
thanks

 

[LadyInBed]

Google says:
Raw linseed oil can take anywhere from a few weeks to a couple of months to fully dry, which is why most linseed oil is boiled. Boiling isn't actually a heating process, but rather the practice of mixing metallic dryers with the oil to make it dry faster, as boiled linseed oil will dry within a day.
and
Should I use boiled or raw linseed oil?
– Raw Linseed Oil is mainly for outdoor use & Boiled Linseed Oil is mainly used indoors.
– Raw Linseed Oil is lighter in body and penetrates deeper into wood than Boiled Linseed Oil, so it is sometimes used on light coloured woods as a light stain to bring out the grain and give protection against water stains.

 

[Poignard]

I just bought 5 litres of this by mistake, I meant to buy boiled. Is it just a question of the time it takes to dry that makes it different?. I normally put boiled linseed oil on my galvanised rigging. I read that its just the drying time that makes it different. Anyone used it to oil wood? Mixed it with teak oil to get a semi glass finish?,or should I just send it back?
thanks

If you bought it by mail order you can return it within 14 days (at your expense if you ordered incorrectly) and get a refund of the purchase price.

 

[neil_s]

When I had galvanised rigging, I used to just heat it in a pan - the temperature at which you might fry your chips seems to be about right. It seemed to be touch dry in a few days.

 

[LONG_KEELER]

I have had little success in using it to oil exterior wood. Darkens, sticky for a long time and seems to attract dirt.

I new a chap who works on classic car restoration. He adds it to oil based paints to make it to take longer to dry
to keep a wet edge for longer. I have used it to oil interior furniture with success. I also like the smell.

Not tried it for chips.

 

[syTaika]

Raw linseed oil has traditionally been used to impregnate wooden boats in Scandinavia. Here is a nice article about it:

Linseed oil impregnation | Sihistin

 

[crewman]

My father was told to use raw linseed oil on his garden shed. The shed was not new when he moved in to the house and 20 years later was still sound.

 

[Fimacca]

I use it on woodcraft items. It is good for cutting boards as its apparently food safe.

 

[Uricanejack]

I used to put it on oars.
Unfortunately, buggered if I knew weather it was boiled or not.

 

[Gary Fox]

I use it on woodcraft items. It is good for cutting boards as its apparently food safe.

It comes from flax seeds, which are sold in 'health food' shops etc, there's no reason you shouldn't use it for chopping boards; except it's organic, and it oxidises and goes dark after a while.
I use it a lot, love the smell, it's safe for your skin, and has been used since time immemorial for treating wooden boats and ships although today's hi-tech coatings, eg Cetol Filter 7, are far better tbh.

 

[Gary Fox]

Raw linseed oil has traditionally been used to impregnate wooden boats in Scandinavia. Here is a nice article about it:

Linseed oil impregnation | Sihistin

Excellent piece.