Possibly those who don't live in 5% humidity could be less condescending toward those who do. The rest of us non-experts sadly must depend on the advice of others. And the best advice is of course from someone without a financial interest in the product.

http://extension.usu.edu/files/publications/publication/fl-hi-500.pdf

These folks like Tung Oil
http://artisansofthedesertstudio.com/furniture-care

And we understand that a gun stock is not furniture, but it spends most of the time inside a home, with the rest of the wood.

https://sites.google.com/a/damascusknowledge.com/www/home