what finish to use ?

Personally I’m a fan of the oils, particularly tung oil, or boiled linseed oil. Of course, I really like the “Tried and True” finish, it’s a mixture of boiled linseed oil and beeswax.

-- Tim, Plant City FL

If they are going to get a lot of wear and tear, I’d go with good ole poly – dries hard as a rock (after about a week)

-- Hey you dang woodchucks, quit chucking my wood!!!!

Ditto on the poly.

-- Donnie-- listen to the wood.

either poly or laqure sorry for the spelling

-- Ike, Big Daddies Woodshop, http://www.icombadaniels@yahoo.com

could i use wipe on poly

-- every good gift and every pefect gift is from above James 1:17

Wipe on Poly! Oils might stain the clothes if not dried enough.

Erwin

-- Erwin, Jacksonville, FL

yeah you can use wipe on poly – put about 3 coats on it, couple hours between coats…buff with 0000 wool between each coat. Will make it smooth as a baby’s butt :) But remember to let it sit for about a week before “use” to get to its maximum hardness

-- Hey you dang woodchucks, quit chucking my wood!!!!

P.S. Less is more with poly. You don’t need to over saturate the wood with the poly. Just make sure it is ALL coated evenly, and let dry…. wipe on poly = one of the easiest top coats out there

-- Hey you dang woodchucks, quit chucking my wood!!!!

I agree with everybody else. poly is the way to go. nice work. they look great

-- Tim, Nevada MO

Great looking jewelry. I also agree, wipe on poly is the best.

Keep it up.

Scrappy

-- Scrap Wood's the best...the projects are smaller, and so is the mess!

For my rings and pendants I put two liberal coats of tung oil followed by a coat of a product called Shellawax from Lee Valley. It’s worked really well for me so far.

-- Blair

Since these are going to be in contact with her skin for hours at a time, make sure she has no allergic reaction to the finish you are going to use. My wife can’t tolerate certain types of finishes. Gives her a rash. She claims Gold is the only thing she can wear. Hmmm.

-- Michael Murphy, Woodland, CA.

Very nice group of projects. Wipe on poly

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/