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  • @Airhead - you replied to one of my posts about oak edging trim darkening with some oil.

    I know you can't give me an exact answer. But do you think some clear Danish oil would turn this:


    Close to this:

    ?

    I've struggled to find any fake stuff, and tbh it's actually quite hard finding short lengths anyway.

  • I cheekily carefully opened the pack and snipped a sliver 😁.

    Danish oil on a test piece. Turned out perfect.

    I'm quite pleased with the overall end result. It's very much a "don't look too close" job. But given there used to be a wall butting up against all this I'm quite pleased.

    The end panel is a bit too short, but you only see this sitting down and there will soon be a veg rack and hanging plants. The one thing I am a bit annoyed about was not giving some consideration to the light cable. Before plastering I probably could have drilled at a slight angle backwards, freed the cable and passed it through. Doing that now is still possible, but would require fixing the plaster and a repaint.... Maybe if/when we repaint the room.

    Still have to touch up the wall now I've caulked and paint the skirting.

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