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Very nice job , you took your time and it shows. Go to the store and look at some samples and pick your favorite. Keep up the good work.

-- Billp

Great Job. Keep at it.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

great job on the shelf. In my experience pine tends to blotch when stained. I would recomend a gell stain for best results. The natural look of unfinished pine is also a good option.

-- bryano

Pine does tend to blotch as Bryano stated and gell stain is a good way of correcting that. Since you are at odds as to “what” specific finish to use, I would suggest getting some scrap and experiment with a variety of finishes until you find what you like best. This would also give you some experience with those various finishes.

I personally prefer an oil or gell based stain and top cover with satin polyurethane for items that are subject to the abuses of weather, or general wear and tear. After the first coat of poly dries hard (24-48 hours min!) I then sand it with 220 grit in my orbital sander and poly it once more. You can apply poly with just about any item, but I prefer those disposable foam brushes. They get into the corners better than a rag. Poly is also self leveling. The final finish is smooth and poly is weather tough. Thats why they use it on the wood floors.

Show us the finished project when you get-er-done!

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

Great job. I bet this came out of Woodsmith, right? See here for my version. Dimensions are changed to meet the need, but the idea was the same. For pine, I like to use Minwax Pre-Stain conditioner that helps to eliminate the blotching effect when staining. I used Minwax Ipswich Pine stain (chosen to match some other pine pieces in the house) then followed with multiple coats of wipe on poly using 0000 steel wool in between coats to smooth it out. Post some pictures of the final results. I’ll bet they’ll look great!

-- GSY from N. Idaho

thanks for the advise guys , i will definetly try it on a scrap piece first

you must be so proud!! it’s awesome.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

wow that does look good. it shows that taking your time pays off. i agree that pine can be hard to stain. i think it was a good decision to wait until you find the right stain and method of staining. keep up the good work.

This is both a very useful and nice looking project. If you have stained it why don’t you post a follow up.

Thanks for the post.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

Good job. I, too, would like to see the finished project.

-- Maplewood, MN

Nice project hobbyist. Looking forward to seeing the finished item.

-- Larry...IF A MAN SPEAKS IN THE FOREST AND THERE'S NO WOMAN TO HEAR HIM, IS HE STILL WRONG ?