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Originally Posted by brokenspoke
I'll have some next week...I treated with linseed oil and lamp black as orginal....time will tell
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These beds were painted. The lamp black and linseed oil is from the "olden days". Linseed oil itself is known to absorb water and should not be considered a sealer. I did a beautiful bed in mahogany years ago and was constantly "feeding" the finish with linseed oil. The upside is it never peels. The downside is it gets dirty/gummy after awhile and never really seals the wood.
Below is a pic of an original factory PAINTED bed.