Hello,
I'll be groping in the dark somewhat so if I begin to flail you'll let me know.
I'm guessing that it's a flat polished surface and the root of the problem was excessive oil left on to dry. I mean, if it was left on overnight, for example, and then you try wiping, it's to late.
So, initially it would have been ideal to maybe thin the linseed oil with a good pine turpentine, apply it with a rag so that the surface is well covered and then let it stand for some time, depending on how it seems to be going. Ten minutes is a sort of offhand gauge but it depends. It's difficult to say but you are safe to use a range of 10 to 20 minutes. Then wipe it off vigorously and make sure to change your rag when it gets saturated which is often with oil. You'll be leaving only a very little proportion of the applied oil behind. The rest gets wiped off and thrown away. That application has to dry - another subjective matter but lets say 48 hours but you could go a week between layers casually keeping the dust off on a regular basis. Initially you might have even a lot of dust accumulation but you will quickly notice that with each dusting it will be less and less. Linseed oil, good linseed oil is slow and there is no way around that but it is worth it in the end because nothing else will give as good a finish, with good care. Tung oil is also good and dries more readily. Anyway three coast initially is good and only the first one thinned, each one applied as I describe. When wiping, or rubbing in you want to generate a little heat which will force the oil into the surface and bind the layers. Probably it seems like an ordeal from my poor description, but I'm sure it is worth a little effort and in truth it's not that bad and the oil and turpentine are pleasant enough to work with, as long as it's not boiled or something.
Greetings,
Don Wagstaff