Lemon oil

[BRE1205]

Howdy Steve, and everyone else.
Thanks, Steve, for sharing your info about the lemon oil. Answered a few questions for me.  I am trying to learn more about oils and finishes.  I was wondering if the same applies to other oils, such as boiled linseed oil, tung oil, and/or Danish oil finishes, etc.  Can you stain, if necessary, after using lemon oil? Or should I just stain and forget the oil, then just seal it with poly ?  I do spray poly on my projects, and sometimes spar varnish (depending on the project's final resting place.) Hate to screw up a project because I didn't know about mixing stuff.
Thanks for ya'lls input.
Later,
Billie Ray

[mrsn]

I would stain first and oil second.
Many of the other oils will cure and not continue to leak out the way that lemon oil will, I am not sure of which do and which do not. Boiled Linseed Oil and mineral oil, I know do not leak after a point.
Danish oil is a mixture of different products, it is part oil and part poly. Oil soaks into the wood, where polys and paints sit on top. Danish oil, with enough coats, would eventually offer the protection of a coat of poly.

[dgman]

There is no reason to oil a project if it is stained. I use oil to bring out the natural grain and color of the wood. Oil does not protect or seal the wood. That is why I apply lacquer after my oil has dried. I do not use stains except on backer boards of portraits.
I use a 50/50 mixture of boiled linseed oil and mineral spirits. Depending on the humidity, I let it dry from one to four days, then I apply two or three coats of a semi gloss spray lacquer.

[BRE1205]

Thanks for the info, folks. It is duly noted. Now back to the barn.
Take care, ya'll !
Billie Ray