Comment by alin23

Author here, I also bought a dehydrator to keep my finished spoons at 70C (158F) for 10 hours to speed up the curing of the tung oil. It really works wonders!

I prefer to keep the original color of the wood I sell, so lower temperatures are better for me, but I like the look of toasted wood as well.

My problem with just oil is that the finish is very matte, hence the wax and resin complication I'm going through in the article. But matte is also a look that people look for so there's no problem in that, it's just my personal preference and style that's different.