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If the wood has been previously oiled, you don't have to sand it. You shouldn't use linseed oil on wood with wax, varnish, or paint finishes, as these would prevent oil penetration. After sanding, ...

Just wipe off any existing wax with a solvent like mineral spirits ... But after it has been boiled, it turns into inedible ...

Thus drying linseed oil, which is made by boiling ... to apply it as the first coating for canvas designed for oil paintings. Wax added to painters' varnishes tends to prevent them cracking ...