Construction is complete. For the base, used dominoes for alignment augmen=
ted by lag bolts. Used Forstner bit for the dog holes. Much faster than i =
presumed. Need to sand to 150 and mount the vises. Will finish with 3 or =
4 coats of Watco clear, unless y'all convince to go with BLO or something e=
lse.
One surprise (and I am blushing as I write this): the reclaimed cherry I th=
ought I was working with turns out to be walnut. I've gotta get a handle on=
identifying wood species.
Larry
"Gramp's shop" wrote:
Construction is complete. For the base, used dominoes for alignment
augmented by lag bolts. Used Forstner bit for the dog holes. Much
faster than i presumed. Need to sand to 150 and mount the vises.
Will finish with 3 or 4 coats of Watco clear, unless y'all convince to
go with BLO or something else.
One surprise (and I am blushing as I write this): the reclaimed cherry
I thought I was working with turns out to be walnut. I've gotta get a
handle on identifying wood species.
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If it truly is walnut, then orange shellac as I remember.
Try a test piece.
Lew
In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] says...
> On 7/13/2013 10:34 AM, woodchucker wrote:
>
> > I used tried and true on my maple bench
>
> I hate to be ignorant, but, "tried and true" ... what?
http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=45105&cat=1,190,42942
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On 7/13/2013 12:34 AM, Lew Hodgett wrote:
> "Gramp's shop" wrote:
>
> Construction is complete. For the base, used dominoes for alignment
> augmented by lag bolts. Used Forstner bit for the dog holes. Much
> faster than i presumed. Need to sand to 150 and mount the vises.
> Will finish with 3 or 4 coats of Watco clear, unless y'all convince to
> go with BLO or something else.
>
> One surprise (and I am blushing as I write this): the reclaimed cherry
> I thought I was working with turns out to be walnut. I've gotta get a
> handle on identifying wood species.
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> If it truly is walnut, then orange shellac as I remember.
>
> Try a test piece.
>
> Lew
>
>
>
I avoid poly for benches. It's hard to repair, slippery too.
One of my benches (solid core door) is finished in shellac..
It's ok, but melts when I use alcohol (often).
I used tried and true on my maple bench that I made.. not slippery,
easily repairable, minimal (protection) but that's what you need, it's a
workbench.
I also bought a junior bench, that I use for sharpening. I used BLO...
too slippery...
Hope this helps.
--
Jeff