Paul Heely
06-30-2008, 8:58 AM
I'm having trouble finishing a couple of maple hollow form I recently turned. The wood was freshly cut, less than 1 week old and finish turned while still wet. The pieces have since dried and been sanded through 320. The pieces were turned in a face grain orientation.
The problem is that the finish looks blotchy when I apply it, especially on the sides where the end grain is. By blotchy I mean areas are a darker color than the rest of the piece. I tried Waterlox and the first coat was very blotchy. A second coat seemed to help some by darkening the lighter colored areas. Have not tried a 3rd coat yet to see how the does. I also tried a wash coat of blond shellac on one piece. That also was blotchy.
Anybody have any suggestions on how to get a blotch free finish? I think on some future pieces I will try coloring because I've been wanting to give that a shot but I would also like to figure out how to do a natural kind of finish.
Thanks.
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Paul
The problem is that the finish looks blotchy when I apply it, especially on the sides where the end grain is. By blotchy I mean areas are a darker color than the rest of the piece. I tried Waterlox and the first coat was very blotchy. A second coat seemed to help some by darkening the lighter colored areas. Have not tried a 3rd coat yet to see how the does. I also tried a wash coat of blond shellac on one piece. That also was blotchy.
Anybody have any suggestions on how to get a blotch free finish? I think on some future pieces I will try coloring because I've been wanting to give that a shot but I would also like to figure out how to do a natural kind of finish.
Thanks.
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Paul