I'm just finishing up applying a mineral oil/beeswax finish to a Padauk/Purpleheart/Ambrosia Maple cutting board. The board was sanded up to 220 grit, then had one coat of mineral oil, followed at this point by a second coat of a mineral oil/beeswax mixture.
From the beginning, as I've noted from padauk before, when you wipe the padauk, reddish color comes off from it. This has continued with the cutting board, even after the mineral oil/beeswax coat.
Now as this will be used as a cutting board, I can see this being a real issue. Any clues how to make this go away. I know this is a common decorative wood used on cutting boards, so this must have come up before. Will this go away once the mineral oil is absorbed and the wax dries?
Here's a picture of a piece of paper towel that wiped the surface with the mineral oil/beeswax mixture:
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