How I Finish Walnut

[Rifleman1776]

Wow! Nice.
Again, not being a master stainer/finisher, when I use af I dilute and add slowly. The effect increases with each application. When it gets where I want it, I stop and neutralize. Amatuer, bumbler approach that (helps) prevent serious screw ups. On a $300.00 hunk of wood, that is wat I would do.

 

[jdkerstetter]

Thanks Robby. That looks better than pine tar. :wink: I will have to give the AF a shot when I get to that point on that build. I will have plenty of cut off on the blank to try it on.

Again, thanks, J.D.

 

[Baxter]

Curious - "Osage"? I grew up in KS with "Osage (Orange)" trees; hard as rocks to cut. Same wood? Beautiful sapwood but extremely hard to work with and most trunks were crooked and not substantially thick; made wonderful and durable, if slightly crooked fence-posts.

 

[Rifleman1776]

Curious - "Osage"? I grew up in KS with "Osage (Orange)" trees; hard as rocks to cut. Same wood? Beautiful sapwood but extremely hard to work with and most trunks were crooked and not substantially thick; made wonderful and durable, if slightly crooked fence-posts.

Osage Orange is a tree of many names. OO, Bois 'd Arc a/k/a BoDark; hedge and Post. Posts made from it last many years as rot is almost unheard of in OO. I like working with it, very unusual wood. Long and straight pieces can be had from some vendors in Kansas for the traditional longbow makers. Called 'billets' they can be quite expensive. Maybe one day I'll buy one to make ramrods from.