My neighbor has a jointed white oak board 16' x 15" x 1". This board has
what appears to be water marks randomly distributed across the grain. He has
started to finish the board using Transtint dye and a wiping urethane. The
"water marks" now appear more obvious or visible.
I doubt that these "water marks" are glue marks which have been wiped off
during the jointing process because the board was planed and sanded after
jointing.
The board will be used as a counter top for a wine rack in a basement
entertainment center. There is little ambient light. What are the chances
that these "water marks" will fade or become less visible during use?
Peter.
PVR wrote:
> My neighbor has a jointed white oak board 16' x 15" x 1". This board has
> what appears to be water marks randomly distributed across the grain. He has
> started to finish the board using Transtint dye and a wiping urethane. The
> "water marks" now appear more obvious or visible.
>
> I doubt that these "water marks" are glue marks which have been wiped off
> during the jointing process because the board was planed and sanded after
> jointing.
>
> The board will be used as a counter top for a wine rack in a basement
> entertainment center. There is little ambient light. What are the chances
> that these "water marks" will fade or become less visible during use?
Unlikely. I refinished an oak table once, and a few drops of water hit
the freshly sanded top. I let it dry, sanded lightly and applied the
finish - that's when the water marks showed up. Apparently I didn't
wait long enough for the drops to dry thoroughly, although there was
nothing visible.
Since then, if there's any possibility that drops hit the surface, I
wipe it down with a wet sponge, let it dry, then sand the raised grain.
Not sure if the technique is the trick or my newfound paranoia about
stray spritzes of water. ;)
R
On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 09:57:10 -0500, "PVR"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>My neighbor has a jointed white oak board 16' x 15" x 1". This board has
>what appears to be water marks randomly distributed across the grain. He has
>started to finish the board using Transtint dye and a wiping urethane. The
>"water marks" now appear more obvious or visible.
>
>I doubt that these "water marks" are glue marks which have been wiped off
>during the jointing process because the board was planed and sanded after
>jointing.
>
>The board will be used as a counter top for a wine rack in a basement
>entertainment center. There is little ambient light. What are the chances
>that these "water marks" will fade or become less visible during use?
>
>Peter.
>
Not sure about "water marks." White oak has wonderful rays in it.
I've trimmed my router table in it and it's great. Stands up to lots
of abuse. It's my favorite type of oak.
On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 09:57:10 -0500, "PVR"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>The board will be used as a counter top for a wine rack in a basement
>entertainment center. There is little ambient light. What are the chances
>that these "water marks" will fade or become less visible during use?
>
They're probably ray flecks, usually considered quite desirable.
Lookie here:
<http://www.curlywoods.com/qtr_whtoak_photos.html>
Barry