need to finish an unfinished pine flute... tung oil?? something else?

[eShirl]

what would you use to finish it?
(same model as this) http://blue-bear.onerednation.com/flutes/pineflutes.html

[Ghost Dog]

1. Buffalo grease.

No, repeated applications of tung or any fine wood oil, I'd agree. Nothing else for some time, then perhaps shellac?

[oneshooter]

2. Boiled linseed oil

Apply by hand and rub in. After 4-5 coats buff with 4 ought steel wool, then apply one coat each day for a week, rubbing it in with your hand, one a week for a month, and one a month for a year. The finish will look about a foot deep. Oil once-twice a year to maintain. This is how I finish walnut and maple longrifle stocks.