Oiling wood in winter: 5 tips on temperature and frost protection
Cold outside. Wood time inside. Wood projects don’t need a winter break. Cold oil sometimes just needs time to warm up. Wood oils without water can become more viscous in the cold—even during shipping. Arriving thicker doesn’t mean it’s unusable. The OLI NATURA® cold-weather check: five tips for our oils & waxes to keep things running smoothly in winter, too. 1. Cold slows the flow. Cold wood oil becomes more viscous and sluggish. In hardwax oils, the wax content can intensify this eff