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| 74 days ago |
Tung Oil Overlap / Light/Dark Streaks - 4 replies So this is the problem. We have applied our first coat of tung oil and noticed that there is overlap and some lighter/darker streaks… will these blend together as we add mor oil? How do we fix it We used a high lustre polymerized tung oil and it is applied directly to the wood, there are no sealers or stains Thanks!! |
| 82 days ago |
Help With Tung Oil - 9 replies Hello Fellow lumberjockers and jocketts. My husband and I are going to use tung oil for the first time. It will be applied to a table top that has turquoise inlay. My question is, how do you think it will affect the inlay? Should be try and keep it off the inlay, do you think it will stain the turquoise. If we get a bit on the turquoise will it ... |
| 473 days ago |
Blotchy looking finish - 15 replies Well we have ran into a problem that we have not seen before. We are working with burled wood and some of these stumps are old, very old, they were standing when we cut them and have slabbed them into table tops. Anyway there are a few places of rot, the coloring is all uniform but the wood is spongier and softer than the rest. When we spray Po... |
| 595 days ago |
Yep another one about dust collecting - 11 replies Okay, most of our dust is from the disk grinder and running our hand sanders all day. We use abox fan on our bench in the summer to suck the dust out the window, but in the winter time it just floats around the shop. We do wear good dustmasks all the time, but I still suck in a bit of dust. What is the best way to collect this dust? I have heard... |
| 605 days ago |
How to make a headboard with no staight angles - 6 replies We have been making juniper furniture/home accessories for 3 years now and ready to embark on something bigger——- a headboard made out of twisted juniper. So my question is how do you make sure it is going to sit square when none of the wood is straight? WE will be using the mortise and tennon cutters for joining but are unsure how ... |
