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- June 14 : 8:48p
| knotty wood, sounds like pine.
I like to finish wood with a berns-o-matic torch. burn the surface, wire brush it down to the desired lightness/ darkness. then clear it with a good clear coat of your choice. | |
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- June 15 : 9:28a
| | Naughty wood sounds like Ash(leigh) to me :) | |
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- June 17 : 4:54a
| I'm doing a console lid for m explorere now.
not done the wood work yet but soon as I get it burnt and brushed and cleared I'll get pic's up. | |
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- June 19 : 2:11p
| | So Mort. Where you at on this project? | |
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- June 19 : 2:37p
| Still sitting there. Its fortunately been a busy couple weeks, but I'd like to get this done before it gets ruined, its a cool looking little desk.
My father-in-law sanded it down with an electric sander before we took it, but it still feels like there is some finish there. I guess I'll have to figure out what kind before I proceed. Thanks for that link, Mark, that looks like it'll be the ticket. My other option would be to paint it, but that would be a shame to cover up the knots and stuff. It adds character, I think. | |
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- June 19 : 3:47p
| I agree. I was never a big fan of painting wood, especially furniture.
If the piece has already been sanded, you may want to just go ahead and sand off any remaining finish that may be on the piece. If you are starting with bare wood, you can stain and finish it with anything you want to use. That burn technique that LoungLizard talks about sounds real interesting. I'd be afraid of starting it on fire. Would have to practice some before trying it on a good piece. But either way, with Bare wood you can leave it the natural color of the wood or stain or dye it to pretty much any color you want.
A lot of people don't like Polyurethane for a furniture finish, but it is very durable, having been originally formulated for use on floors. A gloss finish is slightly harder but it may show scratches more. One thing I have done is applied a gloss finish and after the final coat is good and dry (at least 48 hours) I apply a good paste wax using 0000 steel wool. This softens the gloss a bit, but it leaves a glass smooth finish, and the paste wax adds some protection. Depending on how much use the top sees, you can re-apply the paste wax as needed, once or twice a year. It only takes a few of minutes.
Minwax Wipe-On poly is very easy to apply and dries between coats in 2-3 hours. I would use 2-3 coats on the entire piece and maybe 6-8 on the top.
Another real easy to apply finish with good durability is Formby's Tung Oil Finish. It is a wiping varnish, applied with a rag. It has some Tung oil in it, which will penetrate into the wood some. There is also some poly in the mix, which gives it the durability. Formby's Tung Oil Finish is what I used on the cradle and crib I built for my grandaughter. I use the satin finish and put on lots of coats, usually about 8 to 10. Every coat adds additional protection and it really builds up a nice sheen. After the second or third coat, you can add additional coats without having to sand everything between coats. Top it off with the steel wool applied paste wax and the finish should last a good long time. | |
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- June 20 : 7:35a
| back in the 90's I did a complete van interior with burning the wood and wire brushing it to the desired look and then clearing it.
plywood side walls, hard oak bed with a rear flip out deck.
in 1996-97 the house was flooded in a freak storm (at least that's what they said) and I lost all my pictures of it and a few other we did.
I have to get my center console done. I have to sweat some wood to bend the shap of the center console to make the outside trim up.
you can see it needs some trim to complete the outside edge.
underside.
I purposely picked the wood with the knot in it for just this reason. so when it is burnt and wire brushed down it will stand out nicely | |
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Posted
- June 20 : 10:52a
| | Can't wait to see how this looks when you get it completed. | |
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