Morris Chair Project! #14: Morris Chair refinishing update

CJ,

That stain stripper worked really great!. I have never tried it but will, now!

Thanks,

Lew

-- Lew- Time traveler. Purveyor of the world's finest custom rolling pins!

it looks allot better , charles .

it doesn’t have to be stained ,
if you don’t want to .

it can be a ‘charles chair’

if that makes you happy .

-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle

Wow, that stripper worked great.

If you don’t want to stain it try one of the Watco Danish oil products. It comes in “Natural” and some other colored versions.

If you think that you may want to stain and finish it later DO NOT put any wax on it. Just the oil will do until you decide. Be sure to let the oil dry long enough and then it can still be successfully stained and finished.

You still have options at this point.

You certainly have learned a lot on this project, good to see you grow in your skills.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://americancraftsmanworkshop.com

That’s a good looking chiar charles. You have done a fine job on it.

I have used the Danish oil that Patron and Todd mentioned and gotten very good results. It leaves a top coat that shines. The oil brings out the beauty of the wood and the Walnut that I have used is a nice medium brown.

Your chair will look good with what ever you put on it.

-- Terry Roswell, L.A. (Lower Alabama) "Life is what happens to you when you are making other plans."

Looks good Charles, great job!

Get a couple pieces of wood left over from building the chair, sand them as you are sanding the chair, stain and finish the scrap pieces before the chair to make sure you like the finish.

-- Good judgement comes from experience and experience comes from poor judgement.

I agree with Patron. You can keep it natural. Use the Minwax natural or even the Danish light oil. It’ll color age by itself over the years…

-- jack -- ...measure once, curse twice!

that stripped is amazing…was it noxious (fumes/smell wise?)? I like the idea of some danish oil…

good luck with the decisions…

-- Matt--Proud LJ since 2007

Can’t wait to see it finished!!

-- Matt Garcia Wannabe Period Furniture Maker, Houston TX

I stained the chair got some pictures coming later.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker