Treating exterior wood with oil

tgh-marine, May 5, 7:05am
Hi I have some very large timber rails 220mm x 165mm that are h3.2. These are in a stone wall. I do not wish to stain as I want to leave natural looking but I do not want them to twist and blow out the stone pillars that they are mounted in. Any idea's. I was thinking perhaps some sort of oil? Cheers

happychappy50, May 5, 7:12am
Linseed oil mixed with turps or diesel,have used it for years . 2-3 parts of oil - 10 parts turps/diesel,you will need several applications

iluvmuse, May 5, 8:11am

fast4motion, May 5, 12:18pm
Do you know if this lets the wood maintain its natural (brownish) colour, or will it still turn grey from exposure?

tgh-marine, May 5, 1:58pm
Hi Thanks for the comments but fastmotion has made point that had concerned me,

happychappy50, May 5, 2:55pm
By using turps as the carrier that will help keep the pine lighter

jkp58, Nov 15, 1:52am
if will only maintain colour if you reguarly oil it