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Guy Lester
08-19-2016, 8:44 AM
There's a Craigslist post where someone is selling some deck and siding stain, and one of them is Australian Timber Oil. ATO is listed as containing "long-oil alkyds, tung oil and natural linseed oil". It's a really good deal and I was wondering if this stuff might be good as a substitute for plain boiled linseed oil, even though it dries slower.

Wayne Lomman
08-19-2016, 8:52 PM
Give it a go. I came across one mob in the USA that sells sample pots so it is a low cost way to try it. It should be a bit more durable than straight boiled linseed oil. Beats me why they call it Australian though. Cheers

Adam Herman
08-19-2016, 11:36 PM
i used cabots brand on a recent outdoor table top. we will see how it holds up. I wanted to avoid film finish in direct sun at ~8k feet at loml's parents place.