# Danish oil finishing advice needed **URL:** \ **Category:** Projects\ **Created:** [October 30, 2017, 2:44am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/danish-oil-finishing-advice-needed/44634 "2017-10-30T02:44:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![IvanVuletich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/6f9a4e/32.png) [@IvanVuletich](https://community.inventables.com/u/IvanVuletich)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2017, 2:44am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/danish-oil-finishing-advice-needed/44634/1 "2017-10-30T02:44:09Z")
I’m really liking the results I’m getting with Danish Oil. But now I’d like to selectively stain / tint / paint? part of a job like this yin-yang kittie coaster design. What I’d like to do is to use Danish oil but have the cut out kittie darkened some how. The photo is of a test cut in some scrap plywood, I’m thinking or pine, Tasmanian oak or possibly ply for the final version. ![IMG_20171029_221421](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/uploads/inventables/original/3X/b/a/ba338c67462ab0fe4ee1ef7131669f0d89f62ac9.jpg) Whats the best way to achieve this and whats the best order of operations? Sand → oil all over → selective stain? → oil? or something else? Any tips appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![AaronMatthews](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/aaronmatthews/32/73728_2.png) [@AaronMatthews](https://community.inventables.com/u/AaronMatthews)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2017, 4:05pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/danish-oil-finishing-advice-needed/44634/3 "2017-10-30T16:05:08Z")
I did some small boxes for gifts last year that has 2 colors effect I got using Danish Oil. This is red oak and Dark Danish oil. For this project I did a quick outline cut around the area I wanted to stain because I had more unstained parts to be cut on the same piece of wood. I stained it with a light coat of dark Danish oil. I put on a very light coat because I was worried that if it penetrated too deep into the grain the carve might not cut away all the color. (I had this happen with pine versions of the box.) ![IMG_6160](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/uploads/inventables/original/3X/a/8/a81a82b16feb2ce5d721d0531714c3b553cbc4aa.JPG) Then I did the carve over the stained area ![IMG_6161a](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/uploads/inventables/original/3X/6/4/6456b0d32029aaeea69cbb95c62eb699d2642f38.jpg) I finished of the whole thing with Toung Oil finish. They turned out pretty good 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![IvanVuletich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/6f9a4e/32.png) [@IvanVuletich](https://community.inventables.com/u/IvanVuletich)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2017, 1:40am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/danish-oil-finishing-advice-needed/44634/4 "2017-10-31T01:40:38Z")
Thanks! Whats the reason for applying sanding sealer before carving? The design is available at: [http://clipart-library.com/clipart/Acbrdajni.htm](http://clipart-library.com/clipart/Acbrdajni.htm) for those interested. I simply used Inkscape to vectorise and cleanup the design. ---
**Author:** ![IvanVuletich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/6f9a4e/32.png) [@IvanVuletich](https://community.inventables.com/u/IvanVuletich)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2017, 1:44am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/danish-oil-finishing-advice-needed/44634/5 "2017-10-31T01:44:51Z")
Cool! I’ve been fixated on the idea that the carved portions of the design should be dark. I might give your way a try. ---
**Author:** ![IvanVuletich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/6f9a4e/32.png) [@IvanVuletich](https://community.inventables.com/u/IvanVuletich)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2017, 2:10am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/danish-oil-finishing-advice-needed/44634/7 "2017-10-31T02:10:18Z")
ah ha, thanks. ---
**Author:** ![bobtiki](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/bobtiki/32/62707_2.png) [@bobtiki](https://community.inventables.com/u/bobtiki)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2019, 9:50am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/danish-oil-finishing-advice-needed/44634/8 "2019-06-02T09:50:33Z")
I recently watched [this video](https://youtu.be/3_eTo8G4-vk) where the artist applied a vinyl sheet before cutting, and then used that as a mask for painting. I wonder if the same could be sone with stain, or if it would bleed under, since it’s brushed and not sprayed. ---
**Author:** ![AdamBeech](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/adambeech/32/58327_2.png) [@AdamBeech](https://community.inventables.com/u/AdamBeech)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2019, 9:56pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/danish-oil-finishing-advice-needed/44634/9 "2019-06-02T21:56:30Z")
A spirit/oil type stain would almost definitely bleed into the wood. A gel stain may not though as they’re thicker.