Odie's Wood Butter 9oz by Odie's Oil

I am a long time woodworker and just discovered this product. Easy to apply, no offensive odor and great look and feel. Very water repellent and super easy to use. Better than 100% Tung oil or other products I use like Tried and True. My new go-to oil finish. Do not let the price scare you - a little goes a long way and the jar will last me through many projects. I put two coats on a quilted and tiger maple box with curly walnut accents, and the result was outstanding. All of the figure jumped out. I also recommend the Odie’s wood butter as a final coat - increases the shine and leaves wood as “smooth as a baby’s butt.”

I used this product on a wood floor that was sanded to 220 grit to remove chipped varathane, a day after applying Odie's Oil. The butter was sticky and not easy to apply. A fine scrubbie did not get into the wood evenly, so I used a lint free cloth wrapped around a scrubbie and a lot of 'elbow grease', followed up by the scrubbie to remove extra paste; you have to be careful not to leave a sticky residue. An hour later I used a cut up cotton towel with the orbital sander to remove the extra butter and buff it. I changed the clothes frequently as they absorbed the butter. Once that felt dry, I used a wool felt buffer on the orbital sander to give it a final buff. I should mention that I used the same method for Odie's Oil, which was also sticky but more viscous. The results were very good. I should mention that the amount of sheen you get depends on how fine you sand the wood. I had done some research on preparing the floor, originally for using a varathane, and sanded it to 220 grit (about 12 steps, as the wood was previously varathaned and not in good shape), which was suggested for allowing adhesion of varathane to the wood. However, with Odie's Oil, I realized afterwards that you can sand to a much finer grit, as the oil penetrates the wood, not sits on the top to create a film as varathanes do. So the finer the sanding, the more sheen you will have. I decided not to use oil or water varathane due to the strong smell and toxicity, as well as poor reviews for most of the varathanes in the last few years. It was very important to me that Odie's products are non-toxic, for breathing and handling. The smell was very light and not objectionable at all. The floor on which I used Odie's Oil and Butter looks so much better than the adjacent floor, which was commercially varathaned and has a typical plastic shine. The oil brings out the natural wood grain. I think that Odie's products would be great on raw sanded floor trim as well. Since it wouldn't be walked on, I would probably skip the Odie's Butter and just use the Odie's Oil.

Great quality product.

In my opinion, an overrated product. The price-benefit ratio is too high. The result, unfortunately, did not confirm my expectations. Not bad but not for such a high price.

great product. expensive but all good finishes are