>I bought a quart of this at the Springfield, MA WW show and got home to realize that I don't know what I bought. I believe it is a Boiled Linseed Oil with additives. I'm wondering if the additives are varnish making it a wiping varnish? When you google Bush Oil you get everything but....
Anyone know what's in the can? These guys seem very reputable, the pakage/container had six pages of legal jumbo about toxins etc. but little on the product specs.
>and other "stuff". While I can't tell you what the other "stuff" is I can say it has become my oil of choice. I just keep the suface wet with a rag for 20-30 minutes then wipe it dry and do the same thing in a couple of days, then buff to the sheen you want. I especially like it on turnings.
>I've known Bill Bush and his brother for many years, and I've had discussions with their finishing-chemistry guru from Germany. Even if I had been taking detailed notes, I doubt I could describe the nuances of their formulation, but they insist that it is unique. All I know for sure is that linseed oil is the primary ingredient and that the formulation is essentially a Danish oil, not a varnish, although the line between the two will always be blurry to me. I usually base my definition on how much of a film the product produces. Varnishes dry to a film, while oil finishes, like Bush Oil, must have their residue buffed away after the oil has begun to set up. Bush Oil does seem to leave a softer sheen than some of the other llinseed-oil-based products I've used, and it builds somewhat faster. Drying time is rather slow, but overall, I like it a lot. It has certainly become a popular finish among custom furnituremakers and turners in the New England and upstate NY area where it originates.
