Oil and Varnish? What is the difference between an oil (danish oil) and a varnish?...

What is the difference between an oil (danish oil) and a varnish? What's the pros and cons.
Answers:    Danish grease is a liquid grease that gives a fundamentally natural, rich, satin finish. It soaks into and delicately seals the wood.

Varnish is tacky and dries hard, to form a deeply glossy protective deposit over the wood.
Danish Oil will soak into the wood a bit, if you let it sit and deed as a preservative and protectant on its own. The Varnish protects the finish you put on the wood. Like a hardener for the top. They both work differently and both do the same, protect.