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How to finish wood turning projects. The criteria for choosing the most appropriate finish for your turning include the type of wood the project s size and intended use durability drying time desired sheen satin or gloss ease of application solvent or water based cleanup repairability and whether the finish can be used with food. More specifically finishing means applying one of many kinds of protective coating usually clear generically called finish. In my opinion it looks a little funky if the recess is deep. Once a polymerizing oil finish is applied the author sands it into the workpiece.

I use blended oil finish for most of my bowls. How to finish a wood bowl bottom when using a recess for the scroll chuck. If you didn t build the item you re finishing run tests on an inconspicuous area the underside of a table for example. So nova woodturning project is the best idea.

Finishing wood refers to the final step in any woodworking project. Once i have sanded a green or dry bowl up to 180 grit i wipe on the first coat of. Whether you re restoring an old piece of furniture or building a brand new one you re going to want to bring it to life with stain and finish. Some bounce back fast.

So save scraps from your project run them through the same sanding process and use them to test finishes. When it s time to apply a knockout finish there are a lot of contenders. Still the wood turning purist will not accept this type recess finish for a bowl bottom. Actual color varies a lot depending on the type of wood and how you prepared it for finishing.

Indiana the woodturning family projects we have several free woodturning projects. The finish s small container keeps it fresh. An easy way to finish a wood bowl recess is to ease the sharp edges of the recess toward the outside of the bowl. The wet finish combined with sanding swarf creates a perfectly matched wood filler.

Here s how to choose the one that s a fair match for your project.