1st Woodchuckery Revealed...

WarrenR

WarrenR

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here she is so far...
6 coats of Tru-oil, lots of sanding, and a lil spirit from Sgt. Karka ;)



I know...the brass isn't finished yet.
...just not enough hours in a day :D
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Nice job. Beautiful wood. How many more coats to go? 10?
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Actually, I was thinking of stopping at 6...last coat took roughly
a week to dry and was stationed on fireplace mantle during that time.
All total roughly 2.5 weeks of work (on & off).
It's a villager, right? ;)

Real nice Warren! Nice wood too.
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Thanks, noticed the nice grain once I started the sanding to fit my smaller hands. Couldn't stop once I started. :D
 
Now, that's odd. My coats only 24 hours to dry. I stopped at 16. Looks like the handle is under glass. But yeah, with that wood, you could stop now.
 
Looks great. I've done 2 villagers. The second one I stopped when it looks like yours does. Just seems right for a villager. Very nice.

Steve
 
Looks great! Of course, I find myself wondering what it would look like with another ten coats on there;).
--Josh
 
This was a new bottle of tru-oil, opened roughly 3 weeks ago...
The last coat was put on kinda heavy, almost a double coat w/ lots of rubbing in. I'm Pretty satisfied w/ how it turned out, especially since this was really the 1st time I've refinished something this intricate. If we didn't have the fireplace going almost constantly (72-80 degrees in our family rm) I'm sure it would have taken at least twice this long to finish...;)
 
Maybe you got a weird bottle.

What did you use to apply the TruOil? I used fingertips, and put on as little as possible for each coat.
 
I used my fingertip as well...
probably 3-4 finger dips in the bottle
per coat. Last one I'd say was a
heavier coat (maybe 5 dips and rub, rub
rub till it was tacky).
 
Warren-- that sounds like too much per application. After the first few coats, you should only be putting on 1-2 finger dabs per layer. This will allow it to dry more rapidly, and will also produce multiple very thin coats which will enhance the grain.
--Josh
 
Live & learn I guess...;)
Looks like I'll get more practice
once the lil AK arrives... :D
BTW, it was very smooth after final sanding but dull (maybe satin).
The 'shine' was from a lil orange oil w/ lots of hand buffing...
 
Can't remember if I sanded the final coat. Probably not. What grit sandpaper were you using?

I finished mine off with paste wax.
 
Warren-- if you are going for a high gloss finish, you'll need at least 12-15 coats, maybe more. Another trick is to use your sandpaper wet after you have a few coats of tru-oil on there to protect the wood. This will keep it from clogging up so much, and will produce a very smooth finish. I think I learned that one from one of Ferguson's posts. Don't sand your last coat, just buff it with a soft cotton cloth once dry to bring out the shine. A few layers of paste wax will also make it very shiny, with a grippy surface. It looks nice as-is though. The satin finish definitely fits the villager.
--Josh
 
I started w/ 1500, then finished up w/ 2000grit.
tacked off any excess 'dust' and applied a little
orange oil and buffed like crazy w/ a soft terry cloth.
After a couple days (today) in the 'heat' gloss lessened just a little bit and actually looks nicer than the pics.
...guess they never do any justice. ;)
 
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