That's actually what I thought and what I told him so I plugged my nose and tried it (LOL) and we're still tasting it. I did read that about the coffee grounds and suggested it to him. Have you tried it yet? Did it work. He said he doesn't want it to taste like coffee either. LOL Although I told him I don't think it would. Do you know if it will just go away in time? We may try the coffee grounds if we hear from someone who tried it. Thanks for the help.
I have had to do it for all of my new Woodvils (not saying numbers but it is a few). I'm really sensitive to the finish odor and odors used to be my main Migraine Trigger. Coffee works better than anything. Some woods and/or finishes hold the odor longer some shorter. And it is dependent on which wood and which finish is used on the woods. Most, in the past, I've had to do a week, some longer, one for a month. I just started using my Bloodwood/Spalted, just now, and it's odor is less than the Curly Oak. It's been sitting in open room for 36 hours and has very little now. The Oak still has some odor but it has lessened in 36 hours in air.
BTW... the tongue, what most people consider to be our taste center, is only a small fraction of our ability to taste. Most of it is from olfactory sensors. The tongue can only distinguish a few. Some areas of the tongue are more sensitive to certain taste but they overlap. You've heard sweet, sour, salty, etc. You can do an experiment by closing your eyes and holding your nose and having someone give you bites of different tasting foods but with similar textures. It's difficult to distinguish between a lot of different foods if you can't smell them.
I've lived in a house with 6-10 GIANT and Large, country housedogs, for decades. And they are free to come and go muddy, wet, dusty, smelly, shedding, whatever and plenty of puppies in 30 years. So combating odors is a specialty of mine.
I tried all kinds of things to leach the odor of the wood finishes and the only thing that really worked was coffee.
Plenty of us have used it.
Mudflap has given advice about putting Woodvil into a rice cooking bag (I think that is what he said) to keep the coffee grounds and dust out of the chip and chip area. Or you can put a few inches of unused coffee ground in a plastic container, put a paper towel down, and place Woodvil on top of paper towel. Then seal container. Don't shake it. Check it first day several times. It may take only a day or so. Some may take more time.
The coffee odor does not stay in the Woodvil. I love all things coffee, that are consumable, but I can't stand to vape coffee or any juice that has the slightest bit of coffee taste.
It really works!!!!
Feisty Alice
