Any woodworkers?

I haven't purchased anything further quite yet and I'll be waiting to do anything further till it warms up a bit - so I'm open to this idea. What would you say the advantage is by going this route rather than epoxy? Is Tung oil usually used with a waxed/dewaxed shellac for a seal before applying any sort of urethane?

Why urethane varnish and not a glossy epoxy? Personal preference?

 

Epoxy can look a little like plastic to me. The epoxy coating is usually very thick, sometimes equivalent to 60 coats of polyurethane. You will probably lose all of the grain texture with the epoxy.

Sanding sealer dries quickly, builds evenly and sands easily. You wouldn't need but one coat of varnish over the sanding sealer. Varnish can also be hand polished with steel wool or Scotch Brite pads. I just think the end result will be more natural with the sealer/ varnish combo.

Also I would let the piece acclimate to it's new home kind of like how you do hardwood flooring before finishing it. Just remember to do both sides of the piece with equal coats of whatever you decide to use.

 

...did you use pure tung oil, or a product merely marketed as "tung oil finish" or similar... there are a lot of products out there that are misleading because they give the impressions it's just "tung oil", ..when actually they're oil/varnish blends... i think the pure oils generally take a long time to cure, as Street Taco said...

unless you're going to topcoat with another oil-based product (an oil-based poly, varnish, etc), ...you'd probably best give it enough time to cure... if it's going to be used outdoors, you'll probably want a finish that weathers well against moisture and sunlight (UV light)... clear finishes don't really provide any UV protection, but if you use one w/ UV inhibitors in it helps (generally $$$ though)...

check out matt cremona's outdoor farmhouse table project, ...he lists the finishes he used:

http://www.mattcremona.com/matts-weekly-shop-update/matts-weekly-shop-update-jan-10-2017

 

Glued up. Will let it dry a couple days athen fine tune sand then stain.

 

Nice! Will there be enough air space around the fridge. We have alcove fridges at work that worked alright when they were new. After a few years the alcoves suddenly are to small and those fridges can't cool themselves without more venting.

 

Made this cutting board ~5 years ago with my dad and it's still holding up fantastic. End grain hard maple with purple heart.

IMG_2070 by Tim Souza, on Flickr

 

Side by side cutting boards one raw the other with butcher block oil. Made from hard maple and cherry. These are also going to two tw members.

 

I posted this cheese press I made in my cheese thread but since its made of mostly wood here it is...Its not finished yet, I just need to cut a liquid groove, add some rubber feet, and route the edges, then apply butcher block sealer and it will be ready to go!

 

WAIT, we have a cheese thread? I feel like my life may be complete.

 

welcome to TW, where your truck isn't the only hobby you go broke tinkering with. theres also a chicken coup thread and a sweet garden thread!

 

Believe it or not I have read the chicken coop thread.

 

I may or may not be heavily involved in both of them...

 

I, um, have and still do.......

 

Me too. Maybe even posted there

 

I've only made a few things. 2 chicken coops and one workbench. I think the workbench came out pretty awesome!

 

Very sharp. Definitely needs more lights, though.

 

Yep, my buddy ended up buying a bigger shop light. That was before I put the back up to hang all his tools. It didn't come out all that bad. I'm a merchant mariner, if ever I stopped sailing and wanted to pick up another trade working with wood would be it.