[TheForge] oil/wax finish, blackened steel

[Andrew Vida]

Mike Spencer wrote:
>> ...I've been warned that the dryers in "boiled linseed oil" and
>> japan dryers are capable of giving you heavy metals poisoning...

	Boiled linseed oil is nasty stuff, IMO.  AFAIK, there are indeed heavy 
metals there including lead.
> 
> Years ago, a smith here called the makers of a brand of boiled linseed
> oil sold here and asked about using it on food prep utensils.  The
> company rep emphatically urged him not to do that, but to use "raw"
> linseed oil. The rep confirmed that "boiled" isn't boiled but has
> driers added.

Behlen's Salad Bowl Finish is good for food applications.  I used to use 
it on my butcher block.