Tuesday, September 06, 2011

Oil Oil Oil

Thanks to Kindra at http://claysandstraw.wordpress.com/ , we now have the oiling process down pretty well. 5 coats all in one day, with real hot oil going down one coat after the other. Still takes all day, but it soaks in well, and then you do all your waiting at once. I got the kitchen/lower level done today:

and we did the living room area last week:

we even used the new stove to heat the oil. Note the double boiler action to keep the fire danger to a minimum.

1 comment:

seth said...

your place is really coming together. Gorgeous!

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