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Title: Cooking grade flaxseed/linseed oil for oiling a cricket bat
Post by: Akshay BP on July 05, 2021, 04:29:10 PM: Hello,

I'm finding it difficult to find a bottle of good old cricket bat oil and was looking at alternatives. I'm aware that boiled linseed oil isn't recommended but came across food grade linseed oil in German supermarkets which is advertised as cold-pressed, 100% natural and unrefined linseed oil. Can I use this to oil my cricket bat?

Thanks in advance.

Edit: linseed (not lineseed. Failing at multitasking, again!)
Title: Re: Cooking grade flaxseed/lineseed oil for oiling a cricket bat
Post by: Yorkershire on July 05, 2021, 05:01:18 PM: Google raw linseed oil.
Title: Re: Cooking grade flaxseed/lineseed oil for oiling a cricket bat
Post by: Gurujames on July 05, 2021, 05:34:52 PM: I’d say food grade oil would not be good. I imagine it would go rancid and allow mould spores to grow. May be wrong though, but personally wouldn’t risk my bat going mouldy!
Linseed oil is easy to get hold of usually. Where are you based?
Title: Re: Cooking grade flaxseed/lineseed oil for oiling a cricket bat
Post by: Akshay BP on July 05, 2021, 05:56:58 PM: Quote from: Gurujames on July 05, 2021, 05:34:52 PM
Where are you based?
Paderborn, Germany.
Title: Re: Cooking grade flaxseed/lineseed oil for oiling a cricket bat
Post by: Gurujames on July 05, 2021, 06:14:50 PM: Oh. In that case I would use a furniture wax. It will do the same job.
Title: Re: Cooking grade flaxseed/lineseed oil for oiling a cricket bat
Post by: Kulli on July 05, 2021, 06:17:57 PM: Raw linseed oil was available at loads of hardware stores in Oslo, can’t think Germany would be so different!
Title: Re: Cooking grade flaxseed/lineseed oil for oiling a cricket bat
Post by: Jaffa on July 05, 2021, 06:30:26 PM: Quote from: Akshay BP on July 05, 2021, 05:56:58 PM
Paderborn, Germany.

Nice part of the world. I've been there a few times. Always thought it was strange that a river/stream runs under it instead of through it.

Chemists in Holland also stock raw linseed oil. I'd try the German (2-0) chemists too.
Title: Re: Cooking grade flaxseed/lineseed oil for oiling a cricket bat
Post by: Akshay BP on July 05, 2021, 07:30:59 PM: Quote from: Jaffa on July 05, 2021, 06:30:26 PM
Nice part of the world. I've been there a few times. Always thought it was strange that a river/stream runs under it instead of through it.

Chemists in Holland also stock raw linseed oil. I'd try the German (2-0) chemists too.

Shortest in river in Germany too. I'll have a look at a chemist tomorrow. Thanks!
Title: Re: Cooking grade flaxseed/lineseed oil for oiling a cricket bat
Post by: Yorkershire on July 05, 2021, 08:32:03 PM: Make sure it's raw and not boiled linseed.
Title: Re: Cooking grade flaxseed/lineseed oil for oiling a cricket bat
Post by: Buzz on July 05, 2021, 09:24:45 PM: Look for raw linceed or flack seed oil, or Lord Sheraton wood balsam if you can get it.
Title: Re: Cooking grade flaxseed/lineseed oil for oiling a cricket bat
Post by: Akshay BP on July 05, 2021, 09:47:21 PM: Internet searches for raw linseed oil returned results for 2-3L cannisters. Small bottles were either boiled linseed oil or linseed varnish (basically another type of boiled linseed oil). I have contacted a small-ish cricket store to ask if maybe they have something in stock. Thanks for all the help.
Title: Re: Cooking grade flaxseed/linseed oil for oiling a cricket bat
Post by: jonny77 on July 06, 2021, 06:01:51 AM: There's some on Amazon NL
Title: Re: Cooking grade flaxseed/lineseed oil for oiling a cricket bat
Post by: suraj on July 06, 2021, 10:01:42 AM: Quote from: Gurujames on July 05, 2021, 06:14:50 PM
Oh. In that case I would use a furniture wax. It will do the same job.
Check for Leinsamenöl (kaltgepresst)
Title: Re: Cooking grade flaxseed/lineseed oil for oiling a cricket bat
Post by: Yorkershire on July 06, 2021, 10:06:36 AM: Quote from: Akshay BP on July 05, 2021, 09:47:21 PM
Internet searches for raw linseed oil returned results for 2-3L cannisters. Small bottles were either boiled linseed oil or linseed varnish (basically another type of boiled linseed oil). I have contacted a small-ish cricket store to ask if maybe they have something in stock. Thanks for all the help.

Yup you will need that much for all the bats you are going to purchase whilst on CBF! ;)
Title: Re: Cooking grade flaxseed/linseed oil for oiling a cricket bat
Post by: Akshay BP on July 06, 2021, 02:26:06 PM: Quote from: suraj on July 06, 2021, 10:01:42 AM
Check for Leinsamenöl (kaltgepresst)
That is what is available in the budget supermarkets.
Title: Re: Cooking grade flaxseed/linseed oil for oiling a cricket bat
Post by: suraj on July 07, 2021, 07:33:19 AM: Yup and that'll do. It's quite literally raw linseed oil. Kaltgepresst just means that it hasnt been cooked. I've been using that for a while now as here in Austria it's hard to come by "cricket bat linseed oil" too.
Title: Re: Cooking grade flaxseed/linseed oil for oiling a cricket bat
Post by: Akshay BP on July 07, 2021, 12:51:51 PM: Quote from: suraj on July 07, 2021, 07:33:19 AM
Yup and that'll do. It's quite literally raw linseed oil. Kaltgepresst just means that it hasnt been cooked. I've been using that for a while now as here in Austria it's hard to come by "cricket bat linseed oil" too.

I too ended up using that. Let's hope for the best. :)