I have a lovely ornate carved shelf, unvarnished softwood, and the wood is really dry and brittle in places and it's a bit cracked here and there and bits are missing . I plan on fixing the missing bits with epoxy putty and then oiling the wood to improve its condition. It's not a valuable antique or anything (I'd be surprised to find it's more than forty or fifty years old) but holds great sentimental value because of who gave it to me.
I want to stain or paint it eventually, first to cover the epoxy putty repairs and secondly because I think the wood itself is nothing spectacular but will oiling it first cause problems? Obviously I won't paint or stain it for a while, I want the oil to really 'feed' the wood first. Also any advice on the oil to use? In the past I've oiled things with walnut oil but your informed opinion will be gratefully received.
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