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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;verybrad, post: 69832, member: 37&quot;]Some of the old recipes do include vinegar.&nbsp; I remember reading an article about why this is not a good idea but really don&#039;t remember why.&nbsp; The finish recipe I gave above originally included some vinegar and linseed oil instead of tung oil.&nbsp; I modified it by omitting the vinegar after reading the article.&nbsp; I later substituted tung oil for the linseed oil after reading about some of the drawbacks to linseed oil and the superior properties of tung oil. </p><p><br /></p><p>Might have something to do with oxidation.&nbsp; Found this article about how to oxidize wood with vinegar.&nbsp; Sounds like an interesting technique but you may not want this for all your furniture. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.friendly-home.net/2012/07/finishing-how-to-oxidize-wood.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.friendly-home.net/2012/07/finishing-how-to-oxidize-wood.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.friendly-home.net/2012/07/finishing-how-to-oxidize-wood.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I am still finding lots of vinegar recipes for furniture so maybe it isn&#039;t all that bad.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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