workbench on wheels – patina

Around three month ago I finished my workbench on wheels. When I made it I decided to oil most of the wooden surfaces. For two reasons: I’m lazy, and I like the touch and feel of wood which is not covert with a layer of resin.

What I’m doing on this workbench most of the time is exactly the opposite of clean. When rebuilding a classic bike you deal all the time with dirty oil, or oily dirt, rust and smut. Of course I clean the workbench form time to time.

So thats how the patina looks after three month of duty in my garage.
Anyway I guess after a couple of years I can sand the dirt off and oil it again.  Btw. I oiled the table top 5 times before I started messing it up.
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workbench on wheels – patina
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