Old Plow

   / Old Plow #12  
Danish oil is a tougher oil than tung as it also has linseed and varnish mixed into the tung.
Withstands weather very well.
If the wood is bear, use 3 coats of either oil you get.
Waxed base oils are also very good for weather protection such as Osmo.
 
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   / Old Plow
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Thank you for the information. The Tung oil ihas already been ordered so I will be using that. I plan to thin it out and apply multiple coats until it stops soaking in. The plow will see more loving next week than it has seen in, probably a century. And, it will be appreciated rather than just collecting dust in my barn.
 
   / Old Plow #14  
Thank you for the information. The Tung oil ihas already been ordered so I will be using that. I plan to thin it out and apply multiple coats until it stops soaking in. The plow will see more loving next week than it has seen in, probably a century. And, it will be appreciated rather than just collecting dust in my barn.
Nothing stopping you from coating it with other stuff such as Osmo or marine polyurethane after the tung oil.
I wouldn’t thin out the linseed oil on bare wood.
It’ll soak down deep enough to protect it on its own. If you thin it, you are sacrificing the protection quotient..
It may soak deeper into the wood thinned but it will have less capability of withstanding the surface elements. You need it strongest on the surface.
Three coats of the stuff are all you’ll need.
 
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   / Old Plow #15  
I am late but just for interest.

For the wood; Boiled linseed oil mixed with 1/3 varsol and stain applied several times a few weeks apart.

For the iron; rattle can rust restorative paint. Again two coats several weeks apart..
 

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