Danish Oil

[Roger Perez]

I turned a piece of Pepper Burl roughly one year ago and coated it with Danish Oil. I recently reversed and finished it and found that certain parts of the newly turned wood will not accept the Danish Oil. I am coating it several times and i can still see the oil evaporate (dry out) out of the new areas (or is it soaking in?). Has anyone seen this sort of thing happen to a partial area of a piece of wood? Any ideas on how to make it even and blend?

 

[Dave Moore]

I'm not getting a clear picture of what's happening.
Briefly I would suspect the oil is being absorbed rather than evaporating. It's not uncommon for some sections of a piece to soak up more oil than others.
You don't say how long you are leaving between coats. You might try just applying more oil to the dried out sections, let it penetrate for twenty minutes or so, wipe it off then let it cure at least overnight before re-applying if needed.
You may want to buff it out with tripoli after you get done, or hand rub it out. I've used bronze wool for that in the past. Steel wool works too, but is coarser and the cheap hardware store stuff can be kinda dirty too.
You probably know to be careful with oil soaked rags, I put mine in a bucket of water, but it never hurts to mention it again. They will ignite if just tossed in the trash.

 

[Roger Perez]

Dave: You are correct. The oil was being absorbed rather than evaporating. I did not have that problem before so it threw me off. I used patience and coated and waited several times. I finally used steel wool to even it all out and coated and waited again, but this time with a rag. It all blended. Thanks for the reminder about the oily rag and thank you for responding.