Tru oil vs French polish

[Peter Tremblay]

Hello all,

I'm working on making some hand planes (that's my project this summer) and I know that the traditional finish is a french polish.

I'd rather find a finish that give a similar look but with greater protection and easier to apply.

I was thinking about Tru oil.

This will be going onto very oily exotic wood.

Any thoughts?

[Wildwood]

If were finishing exotic oily wood not sure Tru-Oil would be my first choice after looking at section 3 of MSDS!

https://www.birchwoodcasey.com/getattach...t.pdf.aspx

Would look for articles on finishing Exotic oily woods; especially species will be working with for tips, tricks, & techniques..

http://www.wood-database.com/wood-articl...hardwoods/

[Peter Tremblay]

If were finishing exotic oily wood not sure Tru-Oil would be my first choice after looking at section 3 of MSDS!

https://www.birchwoodcasey.com/getattach...t.pdf.aspx

Would look for articles on finishing Exotic oily woods; especially species will be working with for tips, tricks, & techniques..

http://www.wood-database.com/wood-articl...hardwoods/

Thank you very much for that.

I guess shellac it'll be.