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Finish for Sycamore

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Finish for Sycamore

Postby Deejay » 21 Jul 2018, 16:37

Afternoon all

I've got a couple of Sycamore shelves which I would like to darken a bit more than by using Finishing Oil or Tung Oil, which I've tried on bits of scrap.

I dont really want a gloss finish.

Any suggestions?

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Re: Finish for Sycamore

Postby Rod » 21 Jul 2018, 20:21

How dark do you want to go? You might have to use a stain.
I used Osmo Polyx on my chest build but the sycamore was slightly spalted:

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Re: Finish for Sycamore

Postby Pinch » 22 Jul 2018, 11:46

Hi Dave, my only suggestion would be to use a clear finish - not what you're wanting to read I know. :|

I've stained wood in the past as requested by a client for example, but it goes against my grain especially with sycamore (forgiving the pun) as I feel it's masking the natural colour & beauty of the wood. Depending on the cut of your sycamore, a natural finish will enhance the deep velvety appearance and the natural colour will richly mellow over time to a beautifully warm golden colour with certain features of the grain jumping out with prettiness and joy. I'm not trying to sell the thought to you of course dear fellow, just sharing. 8-)
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Re: Finish for Sycamore

Postby Deejay » 22 Jul 2018, 16:41

Thanks for the replies folks.

I've put a couple of extra coats of Finishing Oil on the scrap, and it's beginning to take on the warm golden colour to which Pinch refers.

I've never had much success with staining Rod. I never seem to be able to get it even.

I'll try a few more coats of Tung oil and see if there's a difference.

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Re: Finish for Sycamore

Postby will1983 » 23 Jul 2018, 11:58

Funnily enough I applied Tung oil to the floating shelves I have been building this weekend.

From this....
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(Please ignore the router burns, I sanded them off before finishing)

To this....
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Obviously the oil is still fresh and the excess not wiped off in these. I applied two coats in total, not sure if I'll apply another yet, the finish is pretty good as it is. I scraped with a card scraper and sanded through 80, 120, 180, 240, 320 & 400 grits on the orbital sander before oiling. The second coat was applied and then wet sanded with 600 before being wiped off.
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Re: Finish for Sycamore

Postby Rod » 23 Jul 2018, 12:45

Looks good to me, that’s a lot of sanding grades you’ve used, I’d have skipped a few of those.
The sycamore looks like the “dirty” type ( no disrespect intended).

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Re: Finish for Sycamore

Postby will1983 » 23 Jul 2018, 16:47

Rod wrote:The sycamore looks like the “dirty” type ( no disrespect intended).

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None taken Rod, I think I'll call it "character" :D
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