Linen Press

Nice!! Looks like cherry!!

-- Matt, Houston Texas

Sweet. Nicely done!

-- -- Neil

I thought it was cherry when i first looked at it. You did a good job on the finish. The press looks great, Very good build.

-- Mike, Bruce Mississippi = Jack of many trades master of none

most excellent looks so beautiful

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Nice project. Almost as nice as the swing.

wow that does look like cherry! what did you use to finish it?

To finish the linen press I used Minwax pre-stained wood conditioner prior to staining. The wood conditioner penitrates into the wood which allows for a more even stain.
For the stain, I used Sherwin Williams wood classics fruitwood oil stain and mixed in 3123 oak mantel which comes from Sherwin Williams formula book.
For the finish, I used Sherwin Williams waterborne polyurethane varnish, satin clear. This finish is easy to use because you can add extra coats without lightly sanding after one hour and up to I believe six hours. I ended up lightly sanding after the second coat anyways to maintain a smooth surface.

-- Mark, Ohio, www.swig@nktelco.net

Nice even finish, hard to do on pine. Beautiful.

-- If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail!

This is a beautiful piece of workmanship! Great job!

-- Never board, always knotty, lots of growth rings

You made that pine look like a hardwood. Nice job! super finish.

-- My philosophy: Somewhere between Norm and Roy