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Originally Posted by rvanderpyl View Post
Polymerized Tung Oil is a different product than pure tung oil. It drys much faster and can be built up in thicker layers than pure tung oil. The only real issue witrh pure tung oil is that it takes some time to dry, and you need to put on many, very thin layers so get a good protective surface. Also it is produced from a nut, and some people may be allergic to it.
Right, I ordered some real (not polymerized) Tung from http://www.realmilkpaint.com/ today.

I'm going to give it a shot on a small project or two and see how I like it.
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