Best walnut oils according to redditors
We found 7 Reddit comments discussing the best walnut oils. We ranked the 2 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 7 Reddit comments discussing the best walnut oils. We ranked the 2 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
Walnut oil not walrus oil. Though walrus oil sounds interesting
I build some baby stuff and I always use mineral oil. Sometimes I'll do bee's wax after depending on the project.
I've also used the following but it makes it hard/expensive to maintain for the parents so I typically opt for mineral oil and bees wax.
https://www.amazon.com/Mahoneys-Finishes-Walnut-Oil-Wax/dp/B001F7R2Z8/ref=sr_1_4?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1537265985&sr=1-4&keywords=walnut+oil
https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Walnut-Oil-Mahoneys-Finishes/dp/B001F7JUDK/ref=pd_bxgy_60_img_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B001F7JUDK&pd_rd_r=648960f5-bb2c-11e8-951a-bffc31d64799&pd_rd_w=L14YN&pd_rd_wg=r95XC&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=3f9889ac-6c45-46e8-b515-3af650557207&pf_rd_r=APAQ0GK3J7ECM12W61GR&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=APAQ0GK3J7ECM12W61GR
I have been using these two for my own projects since I have it on hand. I really like the finish it produces for food safe projects.
My favorites are:
Mahoney's walnut oil: https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Walnut-Oil-Mahoneys-Finishes/dp/B001F7JUDK
Tried and True Danish oil: https://www.amazon.com/Tried-True-Wood-Finish-Danish/dp/B0155AUTG4
The Mahoney's is the quicker of the two- slop on as much as the wood will take and wipe off. My production items like my cherry plates get a coat of it followed by beeswax.
The Tried and True is a little fussier but not much- it just needs to be applied a lot thinner than you're used to applying and ideally in three coats each a day apart, but damn does it ever look nice and it just gets better with age and stands up to lots of washing (moreso than the Mahoney oil).
I tried the General Wood Bowl/Salad Bowl finish once and hated it- it left a film finish, but not enough of one to be impressive, started to give the work that tacky fake plastic sheen I don't like. And, it's not truly food safe (unless you subscribe to the "all wood finishes are food safe" hypothesis). It has solvents and driers. The two that I linked are so non-toxic you could eat them in their liquid form.
https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Walnut-Oil-Mahoneys-Finishes/dp/B001F7JUDK
There's also
http://www.doctorswoodshop.com/Store/ProdID/6/WALNUT_FINISHING_OIL
These are the common ones that woodworkers tend to use. Pricey though. Walnut oil will probably make your rolling pin and board last longer since it self-polymerizes, meaning it will fill and harden over time unlike mineral oil.
The only thing I am wary about is nut allergies because my wife is highly sensitive to basically every allergen, but the oils I linked above says that it is heated and filtered to remove the proteins that would cause an allergic reaction, and I've read numerous anecdotes that people with walnut allergies have handled those oils and weren't affected by them.
I bet it does haha
This is a link to the bottle in the video - or what looks like the bottle in the video.
https://www.amazon.com/Tourangelle-Roasted-All-Natural-Artisanal-Grilled/dp/B004V7JXFG/ref=sxin_3_ac_d_rm?ac_md=0-0-d2FsbnV0IG9pbA%3D%3D-ac_d_rm&keywords=walnut+oil&pd_rd_i=B004V7JXFG&pd_rd_r=a4bcd0d6-8f0a-4eb3-a809-8687f6937893&pd_rd_w=gE0wi&pd_rd_wg=8SqXN&pf_rd_p=6d29ef56-fc35-411a-8a8e-7114f01518f7&pf_rd_r=RCSFGK519GXKXFXN0KRE&psc=1&qid=1574149526
I have not used that specific one, or any walnut oil. I use linseed most of the time, as most people do - So I can not attest to it's quality, reviews seem good, although everything in the description of the product and comments seems to relate to it being used for food and not on wood.