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The crude container that I made with a lead sheet contains 16 oz. of cold-pressed walnut oil. I’ll leave the oil in the container for several months before straining it into a jar, like the one in the upper-left of the photo. The lead imparts drying qualities to the oil making it excellent for mediums. 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<\/a>If you want to make drying oil, keep the container covered and occasionally shake it to ensure it doesn’t form a skin.<\/p>\n