STOP using mineral oil on your cutting boards! Use THIS instead!

[@cristy1735]

Thank you Skylar for the easy to understand explanation of the pros and cons of each. It is very confusing but you explained it well!

[@jeanlanz2344]

Thank you, Skylar! This is very helpful. God bless you.

[@CraigLafferty]

Your timing is interesting . . . I was just using this for the first time after watching the Wood Whisper on this topic. I'm glad you too are speaking on this. Love your channel!

[@woodworkingwithSkyler]

Thank you Craig

[@DerekSmileyWoodworks]

Good video Skyler! Very informative. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@rawbacon]

I took ground orange peel and put a little pile in the garage floor and a bug walked though it and stopped dead in it's tracks. Fruit peels have natural pesticides in them to keep the bugs out. Limonene from citrus peels is used as a pesticide and an herbicide. Mineral oil sold in stores is generally sold as a laxative so if it's safe enough to drink it's safe enough for your cutting boards or you can just do what I do and use plastic cutting boards that can be washed in the dishwasher.

[@nokieng6502]

One thing people should know about Tung oil before using it. The smell takes getting used to. And the smell will linger for a very long time. I have wooden bowls that I applied three coats of tung oil. Eight months later and you can still smell it. You better like the smell!

[@ebutuoy586]

In the last year or two I've been using tung oil for wood finish. It's a wonderful finish(good tip on the use with citrus solvent). In my early years of wood work, I thought the only thing was polyurethane. Live and learn. I've also gone back to shellac as a finish (mix my own). Great alternative for wood finish. Going full circle. Thanks for your youtube contribution (love your box videos)

[@woodworkingwithSkyler]

Thank you. I love shellac but have hit or miss results… also mix myself from flakes

[@DonsWoodies]

Great video, and good info to pass along. I would add one bit of caution, and that is when using any drying/polymerizing oil like tung oil, linseed oil, etc., that you need to be careful with the rags used, as they can and will self combust. People have found out the hard way about that. Not sure if mixing it like you do with beeswax would deter that, but I'd still be cautious.

[@GroundedFlyboy737]

I use pure Tung oil for all my projects - takes a while to cure, but it's worth it. I'm surprised your discussion didn't include boiled linseed oil? I've never used mineral oil but I've used both linseed oil and Danish oil, both of which are excellent. Finish with bee's wax and you've got an incredible food safe finish. Been so busy with projects, I've missed your channel lately - nice to see you again. (SO jealous of your new table saw!)

[@woodworkingwithSkyler]

I hate the smell of linseed oil so I never use it, that’s why I didn’t mention it

[@hsheist9407]

Well done .... I used mineral oil with lysol on my old floors in a 300 year old Bucks county Cabin after cleaning with peroxide and soap (again lysol1:6). Frozen hot water base boards ... damage with clean water however over a plank floor over a partial ground cellar. I used food grade. (Katzen). Alas another leak before a wax cover and must do it again. Have considered shellack for its patina .... but do need to seal it. With the cats ... I'm very careful. I appreciate your intelligent mention of alternatives.

[@diycharger1760]

No one explane this better than you . Thanks

[@woodworkingwithSkyler]

So nice of you

[@oldguy1030]

Good video. And I do agree that pure Tung oil or the citrus mix is better (the mix is what I keep) - I just disagree a little with the idea that we all make cutting boards. I suspect a strong majority do but I don't and probably never will since I think other materials are superior for the purpose. Maybe some day I'll make one just to display but I'd not count on it. But there are plenty of things for which Tung is great. The use that got me to buy my first Tung oil was for a wooden baby rattle which had been purchased for my granddaughter.

[@junebingham4213]

very informative thankyou Skylar

[@woodworkingwithSkyler]

My pleasure!

[@garychaiken808]

Great job. Thank you 😊

[@joejackson3415]

Drive a truck of course but have hauled precious woods for schools that sell final products as a greater learning experience, table tops and counters/other from hard to come by materials etc.😮

[@seanwilson471]

Pure tung oil is by far the best. Completely non toxic snd not made from minerals. lasts better under washing ect. Only down side is absolutely no sheen.

[@seanwilson471]

I've used it in UK for 30 years. My cutting boards are that age too.

[@woodworkingwithSkyler]

That’s why I make and sell my carnauba wax. It’s just two ingredients: pure tung oil and carnauba wax. Wax cutting board gives a beautiful sheen

[@homtherobot]

Great video, thanks! Do you have any experience with fractionated coconut oil? Seems like it could be a nice alternative. Walrus oil sells jugs of that as well.

[@nokieng6502]

MCT oil also never dries. Also thinner than mineral oil. Great for your skin. Great for those doing keto and wants extra exogenous fats in your diet. Don’t see any benefits on using it on a cutting board. Also very expensive.

[@charlespshaju59]

I have a quick doubt, If we are applying Tung Oil multiple coats, how many coats are required for the best finish? And what is the drying time between individual coats ??

[@scottmedori1437]

Supply a tin of your product when you sell something so the customer can rejuvenate the finish?

[@DrLarryAnderson]

Do you have a recommended source for the citrus solvent?

[@woodworkingwithSkyler]

Milk pain citrus solvent is what I use

[@DrLarryAnderson]

@@woodworkingwithSkyler Great! Thanks. Just placed an order. I've made more than 500 cutting boards over the years and always used mineral oil/beeswax, but you and The Wood Whisperer have convinced me to move to the Tung/Citrus combination. Also, based upon your video, I bought almost $800 worth of beautiful wood from RareWoodUSA! 20 bf bundle of 4/4 Bubinga; 20 bf of Curly Maple (and it is gorgeous!); and one board of that Curly Redwood. Today, I will be making a charcuterie board from that redwood. It’s gonna be a knockout! So, thank you for your excellent videos and recommendations! ~Dr. Larry S. Anderson • Tupelo, MS (birthplace of Elvis!)

[@woodworkingwithSkyler]

@ :) you are most welcome

[@woodworkingwithSkyler]

Send some photos of you projects! Would love to see what you do with the redwood and the curly maple

[@DrLarryAnderson]

@@woodworkingwithSkyler Gladly! I'll put that on my watch list so that I'll be sure to post something when I completely finish the boards.

[@joejackson3415]

Grew up in an antique/furniture store, which again let's me know you're cool and knowledgeable or I'll bite my tongue 😂. ❤

[@stevel6895]

Of course you're pushing a product so let's demonize a product that is cheap and has been used on cutting boards for years and has really no real reputation for contamination. Sure, people do get contamination from bacteria off cutting boards but it's not coming from the mineral oil, it's because they don't clean the board properly or at all. Mineral oil is about a quarter of the cost of tung oil and works just as well. As for wax, I don't want it on my board. Wax will trap any bacteria underneath it and will not allow my cleaning agent to penetrate. I also don't want wax on the edge of my knives as it decreases the sharpness and can also transfer to my honing steel.

[@raverbuch]

which food safe mineral oil do you use? Thank you.

[@dennisfreitas7675]

Thanks for the good info 🤙🏼

[@robstevens6960]

In my experience, pure tung oil takes a long time to dry/cure/harden.

[@homtherobot]

Yeah, she does emphasize this multiple times in the video though 😅

[@nokieng6502]

What I don’t think she mentioned was that you really have to like the smell of pure tung oil. It takes getting used to. I’ve applied it to wooden bowls. Eight months later I can still smell it. It really lingers.

[@kittendivine1]

Why a wax even with a drying oil?

[@woodworkingwithSkyler]

@@kittendivine1 drying oil. Gives a very matte look. Wax makes it more silky looking, gives it a little bit of shine and it makes it look really nice to the touch

[@josephwarra5043]

You can also use transmission fluid, it's a nice bright red color but it does make alot of things taste funny so maybe not.

[@fredparsons5134]

Tung oil for the win. Lasts a long time.

[@woodworkingwithSkyler]

Right on

[@Johnwicker1903]

*edit its bottled in usa. Most likely made in China because the tung seed is produced mainly in China.

[@jrmint2]

It’s not just produced in China, it was a Chinese discovery and of great importance historically. It was used to waterproof ships, buildings including the bricks of the Great Wall.

[@joejackson3415]

Our store was constructed in 1779.😊

[@sun-man]

It's very expensive, pure tung oil. How about a cheap solution for the average person? Linseed oil?

[@UFOHUNTERS2]

love orage oils and bee wax

[@Andi.Mitchell.Designs]

I’ve been telling people this for years. You do need to put a warning for people with tree nut allergies, NOT PEANUT. Tung oil might effect people with TREE nut allergy

[@Arnd2it]

The whole reason to use Mineral Oil is because it will not turn rancid like all vegetable, fruit, or nut oil eventually will. Better safe than sorry...

[@woodworkingwithSkyler]

Tung oil doesn’t turn rancid! Tung oil, linseeds oil, walnut oil, they are drying oils and don’t turn rancid

[@NBGTFO]

Better factual than wrong.