I had a cutting board made from some nice wood, but which was starting to lose its bright appearance.

A bit of research later, and I get some food-safe mineral oil and wax to restore the surface. Long story short, I was so impressed by how my cutting board came back to life, now I'm looking for any excuse to touch up all the wood in our house. I don't even mind if I clean the cutting board and wash off some of the wax, because then I have an excuse to apply another layer. There's something fun about buffing and polishing a surface.

I'm thinking of getting into woodworking just so I can do this more. I don't even really want to make anything, just apply a bunch of tung oil to a random plank and then wax it to a shine.

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[–] 24 points 1 year ago (7 children)

I love doing this to random items.

I loathe doing this to the deck outside.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    The gratification is not as instant.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    I've never conditioned any wood before. Why is the deck not as instant gratification?

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