Hi, I'm preparing for a wood finishing project and decided on pure tung oil after learning some about different oils. Maybe a bad choice but I'll have to find out. First of all, I'm going to use the oil on a slim, long piece of hickory heartwood. I assume tung oil will penetrate it, but I read that some guys thin each tung oil coat (apart from the last one), just to a different degree, to maximize penetration. First coat 3 parts thinner to 1 part oil, then 2 to 1, then 1 to 1, and finally pure oil. Would it be effective, or rather damaging to the previous oil coats?
I also read that I should allow at least 1 week between each coat, but I don't get how does it apply to the old oil finish recipe that everyone brings up, that says "once a day for a week, once a week for a month," and so on. In that case, should I apply the first 5 coats within 24h from each other instead a week apart? If someone experienced in oil finishes could clarify this a little confusing part, I'd be grateful.