[email protected] wrote:
>I've got a project out of cherry I have to finish and I want to
>possibly try something other than my usual Watco oil or brushed on
>Poly. What have others had good luck with when finishing cherry ?
Initial coat of 1 part tung oil and 1 part mineral spirits. Flow on enough to
keep the surface wet for about 15 minutes, then wipe excess off.
3-4 coats of full strength tung oil, applied in the same way.
If the surface is likely to take some abuse (e.g. a kitchen table), use a
mixture of 1/3 tung oil, 1/3 boiled linseed oil, 1/3 oil based poly instead of
the straight tung oil. 3-4 coats applied the same way.
Finish off with a mix of 1/2 tung oil and 1/2 beeswax. (The beeswax needs to be
shaved and dissolved in the tung oil while warming in a double boiler or crock
pot. Be careful with the heat.)
The result is a durable, easy to repair, finish that will give the cherry a
little color, but will also allow it to darken naturally. The stuff just keeps
getting more beautiful.
-- Doug
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<[email protected]> wrote:
> I've got a project out of cherry I have to finish and I want to
> possibly try something other than my usual Watco oil or brushed on
> Poly. What have others had good luck with when finishing cherry ?
Flat black latex - it never fails to impress :-)
Joe
aka 10x
[email protected] took a can of maroon spray paint on April 14, 2008 09:19 pm
and wrote the following:
> I've got a project out of cherry I have to finish and I want to
> possibly try something other than my usual Watco oil or brushed on
> Poly. What have others had good luck with when finishing cherry ?
>
Paint.
;-)
--
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On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:21:13 -0500, "Leon" <[email protected]>
wrote:
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>"mac davis" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:59:57 -0500, "Upscale" <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"FrozenNorth" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>> > Poly. What have others had good luck with when finishing cherry ?
>>>> >
>>>> Paint.
>>>
>>>Black paint with embedded non-slip textured stone chips.
>>>
>> before or after you pull out the nails?
>
>
>Apply putty over the nails,
>
OH! I thought they were only until the glue dries...
mac
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On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:05:07 -0500, Douglas Johnson
<[email protected]> wrote:
>[email protected] wrote:
>
>>I've got a project out of cherry I have to finish and I want to
>>possibly try something other than my usual Watco oil or brushed on
>>Poly. What have others had good luck with when finishing cherry ?
>
>Initial coat of 1 part tung oil and 1 part mineral spirits. Flow on enough to
>keep the surface wet for about 15 minutes, then wipe excess off.
>
>3-4 coats of full strength tung oil, applied in the same way.
>
>If the surface is likely to take some abuse (e.g. a kitchen table), use a
>mixture of 1/3 tung oil, 1/3 boiled linseed oil, 1/3 oil based poly instead of
>the straight tung oil. 3-4 coats applied the same way.
>
>Finish off with a mix of 1/2 tung oil and 1/2 beeswax. (The beeswax needs to be
>shaved and dissolved in the tung oil while warming in a double boiler or crock
>pot. Be careful with the heat.)
>
>The result is a durable, easy to repair, finish that will give the cherry a
>little color, but will also allow it to darken naturally. The stuff just keeps
>getting more beautiful.
>
>-- Doug
Thanks to all ! Some very good suggestions,
Lenny
On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:59:57 -0500, "Upscale" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>"FrozenNorth" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> > Poly. What have others had good luck with when finishing cherry ?
>> >
>> Paint.
>
>Black paint with embedded non-slip textured stone chips.
>
before or after you pull out the nails?
mac
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"FrozenNorth" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > Poly. What have others had good luck with when finishing cherry ?
> >
> Paint.
Black paint with embedded non-slip textured stone chips.
"mac davis" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:59:57 -0500, "Upscale" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"FrozenNorth" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>> > Poly. What have others had good luck with when finishing cherry ?
>>> >
>>> Paint.
>>
>>Black paint with embedded non-slip textured stone chips.
>>
> before or after you pull out the nails?
Apply putty over the nails,
I have a mixture that I use for all of my cherry projects. What I do is mix
3 parts Zar cherry gel
stain with 1 part Woodcote cherry gel stain. You have to mix them
thoroughly, but they will give you the color you're looking for.
The real issue with cherry is it has a tendency to blotch, so I always
recommend a gel stain. They penetrate more uniformly than other types of
(liquid) stain.
After the stain, use a sprayed-on lacquer.
Hope that helps.
Ron
<[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I've got a project out of cherry I have to finish and I want to
> possibly try something other than my usual Watco oil or brushed on
> Poly. What have others had good luck with when finishing cherry ?
>
> Lenny
<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I've got a project out of cherry I have to finish and I want to
> possibly try something other than my usual Watco oil or brushed on
> Poly. What have others had good luck with when finishing cherry ?
>
> Lenny
It may not be suitable for your project, but I was adding some cherry trim
to match some cherry kitchen cabinets and the closest matching finish turned
out to be orange shellac. But afterwards, I learned that the cabinet
manufacturer sold their stain that matched the cabs. The shellac is a damn
close match anyways.....
[email protected] opin'd thus:
>I've got a project out of cherry I have to finish and I want to
>possibly try something other than my usual Watco oil or brushed on
>Poly. What have others had good luck with when finishing cherry ?
Minwax Antique Oil http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=17393 is
what I used on my cherry bed. I got it locally and paid a lot less
than $12.99 per qt plus shipping, though . . . .
-Don (making a cherry convertible crib to finish the same way)
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On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:41:56 GMT, "mark" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
><[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> I've got a project out of cherry I have to finish and I want to
>> possibly try something other than my usual Watco oil or brushed on
>> Poly. What have others had good luck with when finishing cherry ?
>>
>> Lenny
>
>It may not be suitable for your project, but I was adding some cherry trim
>to match some cherry kitchen cabinets and the closest matching finish turned
>out to be orange shellac. But afterwards, I learned that the cabinet
>manufacturer sold their stain that matched the cabs. The shellac is a damn
>close match anyways.....
>
Well actually, that may be very close to what I want. I was leaning
towards using an oil followed by shellac (as I thought I had read
something along those lines in an issue of Fine Woodworking)
Thanks for the suggestion.
Lenny
On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:59:57 -0500, "Upscale" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>
>"FrozenNorth" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> > Poly. What have others had good luck with when finishing cherry ?
>> >
>> Paint.
>
>Black paint with embedded non-slip textured stone chips.
>
Our shop built a custom piece of furniture for historical author David
McCullough and that is just what he wanted for a finish, (well the
black paint part anyway) =0 )
I kid you not !
The idea being that as it wore off it would expose the cherry. ( it
may have even got distressed I can't remember) Never did see the
finished product as it was taken to be sprayed and then wrapped up for
delivery.
Lenny
A sealer coat of blonde (sometimes I use a blend of shellacs) shellac
followed by Tung oil. Or just shellac built up THEN done with a Tung oil
mix.
Tom
<[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I've got a project out of cherry I have to finish and I want to
> possibly try something other than my usual Watco oil or brushed on
> Poly. What have others had good luck with when finishing cherry ?
>
> Lenny