Should I shellac it or what?
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spar polyurethane, tung oil, lindseed oil, motor oil, I mean what's the
best stuff to preserve wood with, outdoor and indoor, and also walking
canes. Thanks in advance. John
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chris horn.
> I mean what should be used, shellac, varnish, wood stain, polyurethane,
> spar polyurethane, tung oil, lindseed oil, motor oil, I mean what's the
> best stuff to preserve wood with, outdoor and indoor,
I don't know what you're talking about here, but oils need to be constantly reapplied, and don't do much protecting. If you're going outdoors, I would recommend a polyurethane. The water-based ones make for a sort of milky finish, so I'd stay away from them.
> and also walking canes. Thanks in advance. John
Probably the same thing, but I personally don't think a polyurethane would look nice on a cane. I would just go with a simple oil, like boiled linseed oil. If you want more protection, a shellac, varnish or urethane is better.
Go to the library and look up Fine Woodworking. They review lots of different finishes.
Have fun.
chris.
Michael Glennon
Though I dislike poly for general use it does have it's place and my
experiences so far, with water based, is that while it goes on with sort of
a milky bluish look it does dry quite clear. Actually a bit too cold looking
for my taste, but then it's probably just that I'm too attuned to the warmer
amber of oil based varnishes.
As for a surface finish on a walking stick. It wouldn't be my first choice.
One of the nice things about an oil finish is that it can be easily touched
up by just applying more oil. If oiled properly the first time this, on more
mundane indoor items, shouldn't have to be done more then once a year, on
something like a walking stick it would be as needed.
True, oil doesn't provide the protection that a surface finish does but one
has to assume that a walking stick is not something that will be left
outdoors constantly, but would, rather, be something that accompanies the
user and would receive a fair share of knocks and dings (it's called aging)
but not an exceptionally constant exposure to the elements. In an instance
like this it would be only a short period of time before a surface finish
started to get dinged and damaged and resulting in it starting to flake in
places. Surface finishes being what they are ,such a situation would leave
them looking like hell in very short order. Where as an oil finish would
just need reapplication to bring back the character of the wood. The knocks
and dings? Well, that's the cost of doing business as a walking stick. No
sense making it look worse with a peeling finish.
My choice, Danish oil.
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Mike G.
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