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This is the project that I was using Tung Oil on and had such issues with. It must have 8+ coats on it to get the finish that I wanted. I am not sure that many coats of anything is worth the result. The hot/humid weather did not help with the process.
It is made of red oak, with Varathane Summer Oak stain, with Minwax Tung Oil Finish.
All in all I am happy with how this turned out and hope daughter likes it as her birthday present.
-- curious woodworker
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Bearpie
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#1 posted 1072 days ago
I am sure your daughter will be proudly displaying her quilts on it! Nice work on this.
Erwin, Jacksonville, FL
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Mary Anne
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#2 posted 1072 days ago
Nice looking quilt stand. The finish looks very touchable and worth the extra effort you put into it.
C_PLUS_Woodworker
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#3 posted 1072 days ago
Really nice project. Good work. Getting ready to make another Q-Rack myself
What went wrong with the tung oil? I love tung oil and use it a lot. Just trying to learn from your experience. I use it 50-50 with mineral spirits for the first 2-3 coats, then 1 or 2 coats with 75% TO, then one last , very light coat with 100% pure. A little steel wool towards the end coats. I hate finishing and like how forgiving TO is.
Ken90712
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#4 posted 1071 days ago
Can’t wrong with oak! Looks great I’m sure she will love it!
-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"
Kathy
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#5 posted 1071 days ago
C_Plus,
The Tung Oil is just so labor intensive for the same finish I could have had with a poly. And sometimes it took two or three days to dry (due to weather I am sure), so it took forever to finish. It’s probably just my lack of patience.
I was just using the Minwax stuff, which I found out isn’t pure Tung Oil so maybe that made the difference.
-- curious woodworker
Wolffarmer
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#6 posted 1068 days ago
Hey Kathy, nice quilt rack. I haven’t used tung oil yet but i have heard that the pure stuff is a lot better. I usually use danish oil and last year I found Tried and True danish oil and really really like that stuff.
-- That was not wormy wood when I started working on it.
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