:)
"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "CW" <no adddress@spam free.com> wrote in message
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> > Latex paint.
>
>
> Yeah of coarse but, what color??? And gloss or flat? Don't just leave
him
> hanging. LOL
>
>
I like General Finishes Wipe On Oil and Urethane. I get it from Woodcraft,
but I am sure it is available elsewhere. I don't use stain because I like
the natural color of the cherry. Its also easy to apply. This link to my
website will show you what it looks like on cherry plywood:
http://www.woodblog.com/welcome.asp?SelectDay=7/2/2004
Good luck,
Jim
web site: www.woodblog.com
"Don" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I know this has been flogged to death but here goes. I am building a
> Hanging Corner Cabinet (Woodsmith Vol 22/#128) out of cherry and need
> opinions on how to finish it. Stain? Shellac? Varnish?
>
> Thanks....Don
What're you going to do with it?
Varnish more durable than shellac in the face of alkali cleaners and
alcohol, both are easily applied. One advantage with oil-based varnish is
that the first coat contains the oil you'd want to put under the shellac
anyway to darken the wood.
Hopefully you've selected your stock carefully enough to take color
differences in stride, rather than staining.
"Don" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I know this has been flogged to death but here goes. I am building a
> Hanging Corner Cabinet (Woodsmith Vol 22/#128) out of cherry and need
> opinions on how to finish it. Stain? Shellac? Varnish?
>
> Thanks....Don
They're probably using a tinted lacquer. Your closest approach will
probably be something like
http://www.minwax.com/products/woodstain/gelstain.cfm
or
http://www.minwax.com/products/onestep/polyshades.cfm
The noise notwithstanding, there are a lot of people who think cherry looks
like that. It's used because the industry can't waste time matching color
and discarding sapwood.
If the wife wants it, try a few options on scraps to get the closest match
on this project.
Now, as to your penance....
"philblack" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> As it happens I'm intersted in finishing cherry as well.
>
> I'm trying to get as close as possible to this Ethan Allen
> finish as possible.
>
How do you want it to look? Use stain only if you want to permanently
change its color and hide its natural color and then you can protect it with
a varnish. Use a alcohol based varnish like shellac, an oil based varnish
or water based varnish for a clear or translucent finish that will show the
natural beauty of the wood grain and color. Remember also that cherry is
going to darken with time and it will do this much more quickly if exposed
to sun light.
"Don" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I know this has been flogged to death but here goes. I am building a
> Hanging Corner Cabinet (Woodsmith Vol 22/#128) out of cherry and need
> opinions on how to finish it. Stain? Shellac? Varnish?
>
> Thanks....Don
"CW" <no adddress@spam free.com> wrote in message
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> Latex paint.
Yeah of coarse but, what color??? And gloss or flat? Don't just leave him
hanging. LOL
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> I know this has been flogged to death but here goes. I am building a
> Hanging Corner Cabinet (Woodsmith Vol 22/#128) out of cherry and need
> opinions on how to finish it. Stain? Shellac? Varnish?
>
> Thanks....Don
>
Yup, it's been well beaten to death.
Stain/no stain? What do you want us to say? Paint it purple and yellow
if you feel like it.
First job of a finish is to protect the wood from whatever reasonable
wear the piece will get. So the first rule is to select a finish that
does that. Second rule it pick one that gives you the "look" you want.
Third rule is that you just may have to reach a compromise position that
comes closest to satisfying rules one and two.
Since that information has not been provided it'd be a bit of a problem
giving the correct answer to that question.
--
MikeG
Heirloom Woods
www.heirloom-woods.net
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[email protected] (Don) wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> I know this has been flogged to death but here goes. I am building a
> Hanging Corner Cabinet (Woodsmith Vol 22/#128) out of cherry and need
> opinions on how to finish it. Stain? Shellac? Varnish?
>
> Thanks....Don
Oil? Wax?
This is the only thing in the room, right?
Patriarch
ps: The correct answer is 'whatever the wife wants.' Get it in writing. ;-)
Everyone
As it happens I'm intersted in finishing cherry as well.
I'm trying to get as close as possible to this Ethan Allen
finish as possible.
Thanks
Phil
http://www.ethanallen.com/jsp/universalprod.jsp?itemID=249415#
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Mark & Juanita <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> On 10 Jul 2004 09:19:34 -0700, [email protected] (Don) wrote:
>
> >I know this has been flogged to death but here goes. I am building a
> >Hanging Corner Cabinet (Woodsmith Vol 22/#128) out of cherry and need
> >opinions on how to finish it. Stain? Shellac? Varnish?
> >
> >Thanks....Don
>
> I personally like polymerized tung oil. Downside is that it takes a lot
> of time to apply (24 hours between coats using a sealer with 3 to 4 coats
> of PTO after the sealer).
On 10 Jul 2004 09:19:34 -0700, [email protected] (Don) wrote:
>I know this has been flogged to death but here goes. I am building a
>Hanging Corner Cabinet (Woodsmith Vol 22/#128) out of cherry and need
>opinions on how to finish it. Stain? Shellac? Varnish?
>
>Thanks....Don
I personally like polymerized tung oil. Downside is that it takes a lot
of time to apply (24 hours between coats using a sealer with 3 to 4 coats
of PTO after the sealer).
CW wrote:
> :)
>
> "Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>>
>> "CW" <no adddress@spam free.com> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>> > Latex paint.
>>
>>
>> Yeah of coarse but, what color???
"Cherry red" of course. Sorry, couldn't resist.
> And gloss or flat? Don't just leave
> him
>> hanging. LOL
>>
>>
--
--John
Reply to jclarke at ae tee tee global dot net
(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)
On 11 Jul 2004 07:39:57 -0700, [email protected] (philblack)
calmly ranted:
>Everyone
>
>As it happens I'm intersted in finishing cherry as well.
>
>I'm trying to get as close as possible to this Ethan Allen
>finish as possible.
I believe that Etherized Allen STAINS cherry. That's good for
many, many bad karma points, PJ.
If you wish to make it darker prematurely, it can be fumed with
ammonia. But a straight Waterlox finish allows it to gently and
slowly age to the darker hue over time. Your call.
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On 11 Jul 2004 07:39:57 -0700, [email protected] (philblack)
wrote:
>Everyone
>
>As it happens I'm intersted in finishing cherry as well.
>
>I'm trying to get as close as possible to this Ethan Allen
>finish as possible.
Check out H. Behlen's, the retail version of Mohawk Finishing
products.
Rumor has it that EA might just use some of the same products. Large
furniture makers have been known to bleach wood, then restain it to a
controlled color. It is not uncommon for a factory finishing
schedule to contain a bright pink or yellow dye, pigment stains, and
tinted toner lacquers on top. Use dewaxed shellac, like Seal Coat, as
a barrier between products. The barrier coats can also offer an undo
button for each step should you need it.
Develop a finishing schedule on some scrap, write EVERY step on the
back, including sanding, scuffing, and scraping, and play with that
until you get exactly the look you want. The steps on the back of the
sample board will then be your step by step guide to recreating the
look on the actual piece.
Barry
Latex paint.
"Don" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I know this has been flogged to death but here goes. I am building a
> Hanging Corner Cabinet (Woodsmith Vol 22/#128) out of cherry and need
> opinions on how to finish it. Stain? Shellac? Varnish?
>
> Thanks....Don
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] (Don) wrote:
> need
> opinions on how to finish it. Stain? Shellac? Varnish?
4 words:
ammonia fume, danish oil
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Owen Lowe and his Fly-by-Night Copper Company
Offering a shim for the Porter-Cable 557 type 2 fence design.
<http://www.flybynightcoppercompany.com>
<http://www.easystreet.com/~onlnlowe/index.html>
I finished a cherry sewing center a while ago used boiled linseed and 5?
coats sprayed shellac.. we like the look alot
"Don" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I know this has been flogged to death but here goes. I am building a
> Hanging Corner Cabinet (Woodsmith Vol 22/#128) out of cherry and need
> opinions on how to finish it. Stain? Shellac? Varnish?
>
> Thanks....Don