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any preferences for good oil to use on the wood
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douglass

Boiled Linseed Oil is always good but I have been known to use teak or Danish oil out of desperation.

EDIT - If you use BLI make sure to throw the rags away afterwards as they can spontaneously combust in certain conditions, same goes for any wire wool you use in the process.

I speak from experience, I walked back into my workshop one day and could smell something burning, it was some 000 wire wool that was glowing red hot in one corner, luckily I found it or it could have been a very expensive lesson.

If i was you-i'd move the cabinet to another location where theres no humidity,moisture or wild temperature fluctuations between the seasons.

My cabinets are in a spare bedroom which is now basically a gunroom.Because the door is always shut and therefore dont get the heat from downstairs wafting around during winter i leave the radiator on really low so the room is always the same temperature.I also have Napier VP90 sachets in the cabinets as a backup.Might sound extreme,but my rifles are kinda old and i dont want them rusting.

I have my cabinet laying flat in the Attic on the floor joists. Several people had come up with all sorts of creative ideas on how to fit it up right but after talking with the FET he told me not to be stupid and that laying it down would be fine.

Not sure if you venture into your loft much but if you are using a dryer in the house you may find that it is raining inside! If so that is easily sorted, been there done that.

Good Luck,

DM

ovenpaa wrote:Boiled Linseed Oil is always good but I have been known to use teak or Danish oil out of desperation.

EDIT - If you use BLI make sure to throw the rags away afterwards as they can spontaneously combust in certain conditions, same goes for any wire wool you use in the process.

I speak from experience, I walked back into my workshop one day and could smell something burning, it was some 000 wire wool that was glowing red hot in one corner, luckily I found it or it could have been a very expensive lesson.

And set fire to the dustbin!

Danish Oil can do the same - the advice there is to lay the rags out (outside) until dry before throwing away. I buy Danish Oil in 5 litre cans - and tend to leave the rags outside.

Just wondering too: Does the Viking use Danish Oil to keep her joints lubricated?

As far as removing rust a very, very, fine wire wool soaked in Break-Free has always worked for me.

An old gunsmith's tip is to scrape away the rust spots with the edge of a copper coin (check with a magnet that it's not copper-washed steel).

This shouldn't scratch the blueing and the smears of copper which are left can be removed with bore cleaner.