Thank you Beki for the design.
Finished the bottom side at midnight last night ... ready to cutout, sand and finish over the weekend.
The dish is Bubinga, not sure what finish would be best, oil/wax/poly ?
Would appreciate your thoughts.
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What finish to use?
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Re: What finish to use?
I would suggest taking a scrap piece and try a little of each to see which looks best in your eye sight!!!
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Re: What finish to use?
Have done that using, Danish oil, Tung oil, cutting board oil.... they look very much the same, will try a few others tomorrow.sharkcutup wrote: ↑Fri Jun 04, 2021 3:01 amI would suggest taking a scrap piece and try a little of each to see which looks best in your eye sight!!!
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Re: What finish to use?
Good evening.
I’m just completing a walnut table (non-CNC project) and I read recently about wiping varnish. So I’m trying that for the first time.
Essentially, oil-based polyurethane thinned with mineral spirits or paint thinner. It’s looking pretty good, but due to the thinness, it will take several coats. Benefits are no runs or brush marks. Here’s a link to the article that inspired me.
https://www.popularwoodworking.com/fini ... varnish-2/
Thx, rink.
I’m just completing a walnut table (non-CNC project) and I read recently about wiping varnish. So I’m trying that for the first time.
Essentially, oil-based polyurethane thinned with mineral spirits or paint thinner. It’s looking pretty good, but due to the thinness, it will take several coats. Benefits are no runs or brush marks. Here’s a link to the article that inspired me.
https://www.popularwoodworking.com/fini ... varnish-2/
Thx, rink.
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Re: What finish to use?
IMO, oil finish is always a great choice on dark hardwoods IFF you have the time to let the finish cure. Oil finish is completely forgiveable (you put it on and discover tool marks? Sand it down and add some more oil) AND it soaks in and gives you the chatoyance that only a thin optical layer that matches the soaked in material can give you. Once hardened, buffs up nicely and looks beautiful. Need a fix cause it got scratched? No problem, do more of the same.
Plastic coatings do a great job of sealing. If you need that, then try to do it with top coat(s). But you won't repair it (easily anyway).
Got to get it to customer on Monday? Uh, Waterlox may do it. Krylon if you're really desperate.
Plastic coatings do a great job of sealing. If you need that, then try to do it with top coat(s). But you won't repair it (easily anyway).
Got to get it to customer on Monday? Uh, Waterlox may do it. Krylon if you're really desperate.
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Re: What finish to use?
First coat of oil.... using cutting board oil not soaked in yet
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Re: What finish to use?
Looks very nice, I am a bit of a novice when it comes to things like finishes, it's a huge subject (well I think it is anyway )
I would probably have done something along the same lines as sharkcutup suggested & taken a few scrap pieces to try different types of finish, really need to start keeping a log of what I have tried with different types of wood & the results, one of those things that would help me but I never seem to get round to
I tend to buy something new just to experiment with so am starting to build up a small collection of different oils, waxes & varnishes..
At the moment I tend to look at not only the finish I desire but also the application & who it is going to. I may be a bit parenoid I am prepared to hold my hand up to that one but as I am trying to establish a Business I am trying to keep myself right as far as what I make goes, example of that might be something like this which is being used as a fruit bowl. If it were for myself then there are quite a few different finishes that I might consider but if it is something that I am selling to a customer then I would make sure I only considered food safe options which then limits you a bit
I would probably have done something along the same lines as sharkcutup suggested & taken a few scrap pieces to try different types of finish, really need to start keeping a log of what I have tried with different types of wood & the results, one of those things that would help me but I never seem to get round to
I tend to buy something new just to experiment with so am starting to build up a small collection of different oils, waxes & varnishes..
At the moment I tend to look at not only the finish I desire but also the application & who it is going to. I may be a bit parenoid I am prepared to hold my hand up to that one but as I am trying to establish a Business I am trying to keep myself right as far as what I make goes, example of that might be something like this which is being used as a fruit bowl. If it were for myself then there are quite a few different finishes that I might consider but if it is something that I am selling to a customer then I would make sure I only considered food safe options which then limits you a bit
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Yep me too..... guess I am just lazy at sanding and finishing.... want to move on to a new project before I finish the existing one.martin54 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 07, 2021 11:42 pmLooks very nice, I am a bit of a novice when it comes to things like finishes, it's a huge subject (well I think it is anyway )
I would probably have done something along the same lines as sharkcutup suggested & taken a few scrap pieces to try different types of finish, really need to start keeping a log of what I have tried with different types of wood & the results, one of those things that would help me but I never seem to get round to
I tend to buy something new just to experiment with so am starting to build up a small collection of different oils, waxes & varnishes..
At the moment I tend to look at not only the finish I desire but also the application & who it is going to. I may be a bit parenoid I am prepared to hold my hand up to that one but as I am trying to establish a Business I am trying to keep myself right as far as what I make goes, example of that might be something like this which is being used as a fruit bowl. If it were for myself then there are quite a few different finishes that I might consider but if it is something that I am selling to a customer then I would make sure I only considered food safe options which then limits you a bit
Would be tough to try and establish at business using a cnc glad mine is just an expensive hobby, laser is arriving in the next couple of weeks so making space for it....already have lots of projects in mind using the cnc and laser, have a 7watt laser for the cnc, it was ok but I need more power ...haha. Next on my list will be a UV printer need to save up a little more for that.
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