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Originally Posted by Gromit

That looks perfect!

Did you select each piece of wood yourself at the lumberyard and then fabricate the boards or was that a bed wood kit? If it is a kit which brand?

I think you did the right thing choosing the Tung oil.

Here is a cut-and-paste of the first paragraph of the wiki about oil polymerization as a refresher for others who might be interested:

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A drying oil is an oil that hardens to a tough, solid film after a period of exposure to air. The oil hardens through a chemical reaction in which the components crosslink (and hence, polymerize) by the action of oxygen (not through the evaporation of water or other solvents). Drying oils are a key component of oil paint and some varnishes. Some commonly used drying oils include linseed oil, tung oil, poppy seed oil, perilla oil, and walnut oil. Their use has declined over the past several decades, as they have been replaced by alkyd resins and other binders.

Since oxidation is the key to curing in these oils, those that are susceptible to chemical drying are often unsuitable for cooking, and are also highly susceptible to becoming rancid through autoxidation, the process by which fatty foods develop off-flavors.[1] Rags, cloth, and paper saturated with drying oils may combust spontaneously (ignite) in a few hours as heat is released during the oxidation process

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Yellow pine wood kit from Classic trucks(mid west) not Classic Industries (west coast). I was real surprised at how nice the wood is. It's B-Better, no knots, cupping or cracked ends. $250 plus shipping. Good price! Boards are dadoed but holes are not drilled.