What would you suggest finishing White Oak that will be exposed to salt water in a marina?
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What would you suggest finishing White Oak that will be exposed to salt water in a marina?
Funny...being from the Toronto area It was never a consideration but now I'm on the coast I was surprised to hear that white oak was an option.
I had suggested Ipe and or Teak for their natural...
Esteemed colleagues
I've been asked to supply some White Oak hardwood strips to be used as bumpers at a local marina. The specifications are:
1"th x 2"w x 6-8' long and will run vertically so...
Sam
I have some shellac flakes (amber) from a previous project which I was not too impressed with when used on Burled walnut. As for BLO ...will that pop the figure?
G'day all...
I have produced 8 or 10 decorative craft boxes made from some very striking veneers such as Curly Anigre, Movingue, Sapele, Curly Cherry and Paduak and am at the point where they are to...
Does anyone know of any good store/internet bought aerosol lacquers and sealers that are sold and would you recommend them?
Michael,
Was just reviewing some threads regarding finishing walnut, this one in particular has me interested. What do you mean by "sand in BLO"?
Thanks
I've hear of people grinding shellac flakes in a coffee grinder prior to mixing in the solvent.
My questions are:
Is there a problem if you "overgrind" them to espresso grade?
Does it do...
Here is the bed I designed using Inventor and now is at the finish process:
I went to sales@northwindassociates.com but do not see where or how to make a donation.
I bought shellac yesterday from Grizzly along with the Bekhol.
Seemed pretty competitive and I tagged a couple of sundry items onto the order.
In the future I'd be tempted to use Jeffs company
For those of you who did not view my project picture posting yesterday, I've taken the advice to finish this walnut bed in a BLO and shellac finish.
My question is: how many pounds do I need? ...
Well, all thats left is the finish!
The Story:
The design started in January of 2005 and proceded through the end of the summer with many revisions along the way. I've always enjoyed combining...
Is there any way to reduce the size of the file of jpegs so that I can upload them?
I'm finishing a bed frame that is made of solid walnut and walnut burl veneer.
I am considering sending it out to get professionally sprayed but before I do I am wondering:
Would you use a...
Is there a relationship between the infeed/outfeed table and length of stock you are machining?
If your piece exceeds the above, will an infeed/out table help?
Should I just do a preventative strike and complain to Dewalt about the linkage, blades and rollers so that I have the parts on hand when they break?
On the reccomendations of many people, I purchased the Dewalt 13" thickness planer (reconditioned) knowing full well of all the initial production issues they've had with the linkage and power...
I just purchased this jointer and hope to be as happy as you were. All tolled with shipping and degreaser.....$404
Buying first Jointer and Planer and need opinions on the best two to do hobbyist woodworking which includes cabinet making and millwork.
I know there are a lot of products to choose from however...
Try these wonderful invisible shelf supports.
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I'm in the position where I'm aquiring my first jointer and planer and have no room for it in my cozy, climate controlled workshop so I'm forced to consider the unimaginable - moving them to an...
This will be used on vertical panels for a bedframe where the edges are not seen. See rendered drawing at http://www.falkdesigns.net/services.html, scroll down and see the bed.
You folks all made...
I'm in Northern New Jersey
Opinions needed,
I was fortunate enought to get about 1-1/2 sheets of Paperbacked Walnut Veneer for a ridiculous price for a project I've spent 10 months designing.
The idea is to laminate it...