Dave and Doogs, thanks for taking the time to post the above.
An alternative to artist's oil's are artist's acyrilics, they'll dry that much faster (and their cheaper!)
If you use oil's, one way to ensure they dry a little faster, squeeze a 'blob' (technical term, Honest ) onto a piece of kitchen towel
or, if you can get it, onto a sheet of 'blotting paper' (I know, i'm THAT old!) and leave it for 45 minutes to an hour,
the paper will remove a lot of the linseed oil in the paint, then thin with something like IPA (denatured alchohol).
One last thing, another way to get your 'Wood grain', a GOOD quality broad, FLAT artists brush size 16 [3/4"] or 1/2" Aquafine by Daler-Rowney,
(other makes ARE available! ) Draw through the thinned artist paint in ONE direction, instant wood grain.
HTH
Paul