Rhiannon and Galadriel

[michaelwayneharwood]

Thanks, I will be trying that out tonight. I think i've got a few pairs of pants that the wife would love for me to cut up and never wear again... or maybe i need a few pairs of daisy dukes???

I have a tub filled with old towels, sheets, and jeans that were destined for the garbage. My family now has a habit of dropping off all cloth items in the garage for me to sort through rather than throw them away.

 

[mansjasont]

I have a tub filled with old towels, sheets, and jeans that were destined for the garbage. My family now has a habit of dropping off all cloth items in the garage for me to sort through rather than throw them away.

Ya I never throw out a good t-shirt, great for applying wipe on finishes.

 

[PDX Rich]

I have a tub filled with old towels, sheets, and jeans that were destined for the garbage. My family now has a habit of dropping off all cloth items in the garage for me to sort through rather than throw them away.

We recently did a major sort for goodwill. I totally scored on rags. I am not quite where I'd like to be in denim, however.

Edit: I did spy a couple of bags of clothes we forgot to drop off. Maybe I'll score some this time...

 

[mansjasont]

@michaelwayneharwood @PDX Rich I used the denim on my project last night before I put my second coat on, and it was awesome. It took out all the little bumps and dust that had settled while curing and left a super smooth surface. Will be doing the same tonight before I put the final coat on.

 

[michaelwayneharwood]

@michaelwayneharwood @PDX Rich I used the denim on my project last night before I put my second coat on, and it was awesome. It took out all the little bumps and dust that had settled while curing and left a super smooth surface. Will be doing the same tonight before I put the final coat on.

Nice! That was my experience as well. I used to use steel wool or a scotch brite pad, but starting with the denim gave me much better results with less work.

 

[PDX Rich]

@michaelwayneharwood @PDX Rich I used the denim on my project last night before I put my second coat on, and it was awesome. It took out all the little bumps and dust that had settled while curing and left a super smooth surface. Will be doing the same tonight before I put the final coat on.

Excellent! It seems a popular technique with the experienced Tru Oil folks. I look forward to giving it a whirl on the next builds, or until I have the ability to shoot poly. I do love Tru Oil though. Such a cheap and not-so-caustic wiped finish that looks fabulous. I recently built a hardwood slat accent wall and backsplash in my kitchen. 4 coats with no treatment in between (that would have taken ages) and it looks awesome!

 

[michaelwayneharwood]

Excellent! It seems a popular technique with the experienced Tru Oil folks. I look forward to giving it a whirl on the next builds, or until I have the ability to shoot poly. I do love Tru Oil though. Such a cheap and not-so-caustic wiped finish that looks fabulous. I recently built a hardwood slat accent wall and backsplash in my kitchen. 4 coats with no treatment in between (that would have taken ages) and it looks awesome!

Depending on the wood I find that somewhere between coats 4 and 6 things start looking amazing. I usually try to do at least 10 coats, depending on the wood and the results I am getting. Some of the less dense wood drinks the stuff in like mad.

 

[Jisch]

I use Tung Oil, but for the first coat I drench the wood and keep pouring and rubbing until no more is absorbed and it starts to get a bit sticky. Putting on as much oil as will get absorbed really helps to build a good base, I'm always surprised at just how much oil I use for that first coat compared to subsequent coats.

I'll have to try the denim thing, I have used steel wool recently, but it's hard to keep things clean.

 

[PDX Rich]

What are you guys using for pore-filling?

 

[michaelwayneharwood]

What are you guys using for pore-filling?

When pore filling I like using Crystalac as well as the the "Tru Oil wet sand" technique which uses some wet/dry sandpaper and Tru Oil to make a sawdust sluice to fill the pores. I prefer not to pore fill my personal instruments.

 

[PDX Rich]

I used a Behlens pore filler last time. It was a mess, so I am exploring other options. The sanding oil method looks ok, but I'd rather use a nice black to accentuate grain (where appropriate). I hear black epoxy is used by some, but that too sounds rather tedious!

 

[michaelwayneharwood]

I used a Behlens pore filler last time. It was a mess, so I am exploring other options. The sanding oil method looks ok, but I'd rather use a nice black to accentuate grain (where appropriate). I hear black epoxy is used by some, but that too sounds rather tedious!

I have used analine dyes with Crystalac and gotten decent results. YMMV

 

[PDX Rich]

I have used analine dyes with Crystalac and gotten decent results. YMMV

I'll give that a whirl. I still have a bunch of black dye. I want to some ash builds in the future and the black lines would be killer.

 

[bobdabilder]

I have used analine dyes with Crystalac and gotten decent results. YMMV

Can you link to which dyes you've used? I use crystalac for a filler and top coat on occasion.

 

[michaelwayneharwood]

Can you link to which dyes you've used? I use crystalac for a filler and top coat on occasion.

http://www.amazon.com/Wood-Dye-Anil...?srs=8171290011&ie=UTF8&qid=1453926058&sr=8-1

 

[michaelwayneharwood]

We are in the home stretch. After a number of coats of Tru Oil over the last week or so today I knocked the surface down with some steel wool burnished a bit with denim, and now the last two or so coats will be applied. She's just about ready to be reassembled and set up for delivery.

 

[JustForSport]

Very nice!
Really shows off the wood.
Gonna look really nice assembled.

 

[Hamish MacCleod]

Freakin' awesome! Michael. She is looking good.
Rondo

 

[Rôckhewer]

Sweet!

 

[PDX Rich]

Nice use of that AAAAA top, Michael. It looks fantastic!