Tung oil

Tung oil is used as a wood finishing product. It has two distinct meanings, which are often confused.

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Tung oil is made from the pressed seed from the nut of the tung tree. Tung oil is considered a drying oil much as linseed, safflower, and soybean oil. When applied it provides a tough, highly water resistant finish which does not darken with age as linseed oil.

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Tung oil is also sometimes called china wood oil.

Tung oil: Literally, Oil from Tung ►

Seed: A seed is the ripened ovule of gymnosperm or angiosperm plants. The importance of the seed relative to more primitive forms of reproduction and dispersal is attested to by the success of these two groups of plants in dominating the landscape....

Nut: NUT is an acronym, meaning :...

Oil: Oil is a generic term for organic liquids that are not miscible with water. The name comes from Latin oleum (olive oil)....

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►	Introduction
►	Literally, Oil from Tung
►	So-Called "Tung Oil" Finish
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