[net.rec.wood] Oil for Fifes

adams@farmer.DEC (02/19/86)

	The only oils I use for my fifes is mineral oil that you can get
at any dept. or drug store. I use it on both my modern rosewood (Russ Kerby)
and my 200 year old boxwood (Astor London) fifes.

Dave Adams
DEC MKO N.H.

ark@alice.UucP (Andrew Koenig) (02/20/86)

>	The only oils I use for my fifes is mineral oil that you can get
> at any dept. or drug store. I use it on both my modern rosewood (Russ Kerby)
> and my 200 year old boxwood (Astor London) fifes.

Levin Historical Instruments recommends the use of raw (not boiled!!!)
linseed oil for their recorders and other wooden instruments.