Depends on the grain of the wood. You could not use it on soft wood, but very hard wood might be 50% solvent. Careful though, much of the products at hardware stores are junk, only a little actual oil. Realmilkpaintco sells pure stuff, also available through Amazon. You could order a quart and try it on pieces, see if you like it. I did. Even my threshold plates in doorways I used it on, wears really well.did good on southern yellow pine, good on oak, beech.