As far as I can tell, pine can't be finished. (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 11 months ago by captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works to c/woodworking@lemmy.ca

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I've found my finishing problem: I'm building things out of pine.

Traditional stain, gel stain, urethane, tung oil, danish oil...on oak, cherry or maple many of these look fine. No matter what I put on pine, it comes out looking like a septic prolapse.

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[-] Doombot1@lemmy.one 2 points 11 months ago

I’ve gotten a nice finish using a boatload of sanding and then either Briwax or stain, but it only really works if you want a pretty light finish at the end. I’m talking up to like 600-1k grit, too. But it does look damn shiny & good when you do it.

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