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PBatATT

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"Oiling" external oak window cills
Jul 6^th, 2009, 6:56pm

I have just joined this site as I saw somebody had asked a similar question for "interior" cills a couple of years ago. The advice seemed to be use raw linseed oil. [I have tried searching and I don't think my query has been asked before.]

I have some 80+ year old "Exterior" oak window cills, which are weather beaten, and look as if they need nourishing. If they should in fact be treated, can anybody suggest how this should be done? Past experiments with teak oil have not been particularly successful.

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Joiner Trade Member Offline Ask The Trades Posts: 2063 Total Thanks: 7 For This Post: 0 Bridgnorth, Shropshire England Trade: Joiner	Re: "Oiling" external oak window cills Reply #1 - Jul 6^th, 2009, 8:27pm Linseed oil.
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TIMBA-WOLF Board Moderator Offline Timba-Wolf..... Var@*sh, should be banned!! Posts: 7158 Total Thanks: 15 For This Post: 0 KENT,(under a tree!!!!) United Kingdom Gender: Trade: Joiner	Re: "Oiling" external oak window cills Reply #2 - Jul 6^th, 2009, 8:57pm 80 year old cills, cor! Youngsters then!!! defo go the way of linseed oil and raw to boot...
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woodsmith Global Moderator Trade Member Author Offline Posts: 4395 Total Thanks: 135 For This Post: 0 Gender: Trade: Joiner	Re: "Oiling" external oak window cills Reply #3 - Jul 6^th, 2009, 9:44pm Linseed oil if you must, although I'd be tempted to just leave it to grow old gracefully. If you want to oil it, try a small area first, as it can often look worse after it has been oiled
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PBatATT GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 15 For This Post: 0	Re: "Oiling" external oak window cills Reply #5 - Jul 22^nd, 2009, 2:06am Many thanks to all of you for your advice. I will test an an obscure bit first with raw linseed oil and see how it looks.
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Re: "Oiling" external oak window cills
Reply #6 - Jul 23^rd, 2009, 10:45pm

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Many thanks to all of you for your advice. I will test an an obscure bit first with raw linseed oil and see how it looks.

And then plan to keep on oiling it...year in..year out. Go for the silvered look. I think that they got it right 400 years ago. It was the Victorians who started painting them black.

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