Spot the difference

[Twist]

The Tung oil was applied a few weeks later to the wood on the bottom which come up duller and reddish in colour. I do wonder if the change in climate played a part. Do you think Tung oil comes up with more of a sheen when it is warmer?

[chode]

Interesting. I only ask because I recently oiled two sets of shelves with Livos Ardvos oil and a similar thing happened. I oiled both sets of shelves a few weeks apart but from the same can of oil and they came out in different colours. At first I thought it was the timber but discounted that as it was from the same batch and would be a massive coincidence for that to be the case.

I know that the Livos product is affected by oxygen so I put it down to the emptier can slightly changing the oil.

On the left are the first set of shelves that came out darker than the ones on the right which were oiled a few weeks later. It looks like the light is making the set on the right look lighter but that's how different they were.

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[Twist]

Interesting, that is a big difference.

My darker reddish boards also have less sheen so I think there is more going on than a natural and variable difference in the wood. Maybe it's a bit of that and being oiled in a colder climate.