I have some red oak baseboard that I need to finish and want to apply a
polyurethane that will prevent yellowing. Are all brands of
polyurethane the same or are there any brands that I should avoid?
Thanks.
Best Regards,
Sandy

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I have some red oak baseboard that I need to finish and want to apply a
polyurethane that will prevent yellowing. Are all brands of
polyurethane the same or are there any brands that I should avoid?
Thanks.
Best Regards,
Sandy

If you want to avoid yellowing, use a water based. The oil will yellow. The
oak will darken over time anyway.

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I have some red oak baseboard that I need to finish and want to apply a
polyurethane that will prevent yellowing. Are all brands of
polyurethane the same or are there any brands that I should avoid?

If you want to avoid yellowing, use a water based. The oil will yellow.
The oak will darken over time anyway.


Yep, and our eyes still see amber colors as warm and friendly. Makes
absolutely clear, or with some water-borne types, cold bluish stuff look
weird.

This type of cut is quite common in industry. they sell special machines to
do it. I would look into buyig on of the machines made for this before I
tried any jury rigged operation. Woodsmith has a planner set up to do this
type of cut and I believe Grizzly also has a set up for this. The cost of
either machine is much lower then then the cost of a hospital visit to the
emergency room, even if you have good insurance.
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I have some red oak baseboard that I need to finish and want to apply a
polyurethane that will prevent yellowing. Are all brands of
polyurethane the same or are there any brands that I should avoid?
Thanks.
Best Regards,
Sandy

For a reason now forgotten, I was showing a neighbor a couple pieces I
had made a while back. Both oak, one finshed w/water base, one w/oil.
The oil actually looked better as oak has that natural amber hue and
the oil poly warmed it. And, as stated, oak will darken a bit as it
ages.

Renata

On Jan 12, 6:10 am, " wrote:
I have some red oak baseboard that I need to finish and want to apply a
polyurethane that will prevent yellowing. Are all brands of
polyurethane the same or are there any brands that I should avoid?
Thanks.
Best Regards,
Sandy

On Fri, 12 Jan 2007 07:43:19 -0600, sweet sawdust wrote:

This type of cut is quite common in industry. they sell special machines to
do it. I would look into buyig on of the machines made for this before I
tried any jury rigged operation. Woodsmith has a planner set up to do this
type of cut and I believe Grizzly also has a set up for this. The cost of
either machine is much lower then then the cost of a hospital visit to the
emergency room, even if you have good insurance.

Uh, how does a woodsmith "planner" prevent polyurethane from yellowing?
And how does it prevent a hospital visit as a result of applying
polyurethane?

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polyurethane that will prevent yellowing. Are all brands of
polyurethane the same or are there any brands that I should avoid?
Thanks.
Best Regards,
Sandy


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On Fri, 12 Jan 2007 07:43:19 -0600, sweet sawdust wrote:

This type of cut is quite common in industry. they sell special machines
to
do it. I would look into buyig on of the machines made for this before I
tried any jury rigged operation. Woodsmith has a planner set up to do
this
type of cut and I believe Grizzly also has a set up for this. The cost of
either machine is much lower then then the cost of a hospital visit to
the
emergency room, even if you have good insurance.

Uh, how does a woodsmith "planner" prevent polyurethane from yellowing?
And how does it prevent a hospital visit as a result of applying
polyurethane?

I bet his response was meant for the thread about the 2 10" blades cutting
multiple pieces.

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Uh, how does a woodsmith "planner" prevent polyurethane from yellowing?
And how does it prevent a hospital visit as a result of applying
polyurethane?

What! ... you haven't heard about the new, 2007, laser guided,
anti-yellowing, "planner"!!??

.... wanna bet he was replying to the thread about gang ripping with two
blades on a table saw and got the wrong thread?


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wrote:
I have some red oak baseboard that I need to finish and want to apply a
polyurethane that will prevent yellowing. Are all brands of
polyurethane the same or are there any brands that I should avoid?
Thanks.
Best Regards,
Sandy

I would also use oil based. When I first started in this hobby, I
always used water based Poly. The projects I made don't look near as
nice as the ones finished in oil.

Also, oil poly is more durable/tough, which is nice to have on a
baseboard which might get banged from time to time.

I don't know if there's any specific brands to avoid. Just get one of
the major brands and you should be fine. If this is the first time
you've ever applied poly, I recommend getting "polyuerethane for
floors". It is thinned a little bit, which makes it much easier to
avoid getting brush marks/bubbles. That's what I use.

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On Fri, 12 Jan 2007 07:43:19 -0600, sweet sawdust wrote:

This type of cut is quite common in industry. they sell special machines
to
do it. I would look into buyig on of the machines made for this before I
tried any jury rigged operation. Woodsmith has a planner set up to do
this
type of cut and I believe Grizzly also has a set up for this. The cost of
either machine is much lower then then the cost of a hospital visit to
the
emergency room, even if you have good insurance.

Uh, how does a woodsmith "planner" prevent polyurethane from yellowing?
And how does it prevent a hospital visit as a result of applying
polyurethane?

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I have some red oak baseboard that I need to finish and want to apply a
polyurethane that will prevent yellowing. Are all brands of
polyurethane the same or are there any brands that I should avoid?
Thanks.
Best Regards,
Sandy


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