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woodbench finish

Posted by thomis (My Page) on
Fri, Mar 5, 10 at 10:04

Hello friends,

I built a table for my shop. The table top is basically a 3/4 inch fancy plywood piece cut to size and finely sanded. I put a stain on it a few days ago and I'm not sure what to finish it with. It gets humid in the shop in summertime. I'll be using the table for all kinds of things. I just want a nice durable finish. I usually use wipe-on poly for my inside house projects but I'm wondering if there is something a little more durable? I have the outdoor stuff made by minwax that i use for birdfeeders. Wondering if I should use that..


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RE: woodbench finish

Generally, you do not want to put on a film-forming finish. Cuts and dings will quickly degrade it. People I know do one of the following (with periodic renew):

- Nothing with a periodic renewal by sanding or planing
- An oil finish like boiled linseed oil
- A home-brew of oil and wax, either linseed and wax melted together (do this over hot water only, as it is very flammable) applied and wiped, or mineral oil and wax, melted similarly, applied, let it cool, then scrape off the excess with a credit card.
- An oil-varnish blend such as Danish Oils, Antique Oils, or some of the so-called Tung Oil Finishes.

The objective is to get something that will maintain relative cleanliness, allow glue to pop off, and not be too slippery.


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RE: woodbench finish

thank you~


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