Boiled linseed oil, available at paint and...
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Boiled linseed oil, available at paint and hardware stores, is made from flax seed. Driers, such as manganese oxide, are added while the oil is hot (it is not actually boiled). As a finish, it dries faster than raw linseed oil and is thicker and denser when dry.
