Has anyone tried hemp oil? I saw it on the milk paint website. How does it compare to blo, walnut or tung oil?
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Hemp oil?
- Thread starter Mike Novak
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I tried hash oil in my youth, Same stuff???
Mark Hepburn
Artist & Chef
Hi Mike, I’ve used hemp oil a number of times and like it a lot. I find that it doesn’t discolor as much as some other finishing oils. It’s also practically odorless, which is quite different than tung oil (tung oil’s odor sticks around for a long time). That said, on very light woods (or sapwood) you’ll still see slight yellowing. I think that’s unavoidable with oils in general. My recent piece I posted “Protect the Queen”, the flowers are finished in tung oil. You can see the sapwood is very slightly yellow, but not much. Note, the first time you open up a bottle you’ll see the hemp oil is pretty green—it does not impart a green color in my experience, so don’t be hesitant. It’s likely most similar to walnut oil, and has an equally long full cure time.