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Re: Final Finish Planing - barryvabeach - 04-19-2016
Hank, i find the heft of a Norris to be great as well. Glad the project is coming out well.
Re: Final Finish Planing - Strokes77 - 04-20-2016
Do some checking to make sure your chosen finish will stick to that surface. I've heard rumors that some finishes don't adhere well to perfectly planed pieces.
Can anyone elaborate on that?
Re: Final Finish Planing - JR1 - 04-20-2016
You might want to use KUSMI SEED-LAC or Thai Seed lac The Thai seed is more red but it's easy o get the exact color that you want by adding transtint to the shellac. It will really pop the grain. I frequently go straight from planing to finish, but for some finishes (particularly waterborne) a quick scuff sand with 120 improves appearance. I'd be tempted to just apply three 1# coats of shellac and let it go, unless it's for a guest room or kids room.
Do test and see what you like.
Re: Final Finish Planing - wmickley - 04-20-2016
Strokes77 said:
Do some checking to make sure your chosen finish will stick to that surface. I've heard rumors that some finishes don't adhere well to perfectly planed pieces.
Can anyone elaborate on that?
I have been putting finishes on hand planed (unsanded) surfaces since 1978. It is not a problem.
Warren
Re: Final Finish Planing - JR1 - 04-20-2016
I have only had adherence problems with zinsser not real shellac. The folks I know who have real problems with zinsser don't apply a 1# cut but often a 2 or eve 3# cut. Those are just too thick to work. If you want you can use this technique .
Re: Final Finish Planing - MichaelMouse - 04-21-2016
Strokes77 said:
Do some checking to make sure your chosen finish will stick to that surface. I've heard rumors that some finishes don't adhere well to perfectly planed pieces.
Can anyone elaborate on that?
Sure. With open pores - not packed with dust - the wood provides a great surface for a finish. Don't have to "whisker" it like a sanded surface, and there's almost no dust even in the first coat.
It's burnished wood, a product of heat from sanding, that rejects oil finishes.
Re: Final Finish Planing - Strokes77 - 04-21-2016
Thanks all.
Re: Final Finish Planing - Derek Cohen - 04-21-2016
I very rarely sand any finished surface. Mostly I finish off a handplane, and sometimes off a cabinet (card) scraper.
I have two favourite finishes: Livos Universal Wood Oil (from Germany) and Ubeaut White Shellac (from Australia). The Livos oil is a green product. It imparts a slight amber hew. The White Shellac needs to be diluted with methylated spirits (alcohol). It does not alter the colour of the wood at all. Both finishes are applied in a couple of coats, and then rubbed down with Renaissance wax on 0000 steel wool.
Neither finish has ever been troubled by a planed surface.
Regards from Perth
Derek