Making a new coffee table for the den and found some nice reclaimed cherry I haven't worked with reclaimed wood before and am wondering what those of you who have suggest in the way of finishing. It is pretty rough, so it is going to have a pass or two through the planer. It's a full 1 inch thick and I plan on just getting a decent surface, so I imagine I'll have 7/8 or so when I'm done machining. Finishing thoughts?

Larry

Gramp's shop wrote:
Making a new coffee table for the den and found some nice reclaimed
cherry I haven't worked with reclaimed wood before and am wondering
what those of you who have suggest in the way of finishing. It is
pretty rough, so it is going to have a pass or two through the
planer. It's a full 1 inch thick and I plan on just getting a decent
surface, so I imagine I'll have 7/8 or so when I'm done machining.
Finishing thoughts?

Larry

Thickness has no bearing on the matter. A 1" thick cherry board paints as
well as a 1/4" cherry board. Just be sure to chose a quality paint...

--

-Mike-

On Tuesday, October 2, 2012 8:25:22 PM UTC-5, Mike Marlow wrote:
Gramp's shop wrote:

Making a new coffee table for the den and found some nice reclaimed

cherry I haven't worked with reclaimed wood before and am wondering

what those of you who have suggest in the way of finishing. It is

pretty rough, so it is going to have a pass or two through the

planer. It's a full 1 inch thick and I plan on just getting a decent

surface, so I imagine I'll have 7/8 or so when I'm done machining.

Finishing thoughts?



Larry



Thickness has no bearing on the matter. A 1" thick cherry board paints as

well as a 1/4" cherry board. Just be sure to chose a quality paint...



--



-Mike-



No paint for this boy, Mike. This cherry has never been finished. It was put up in the barn raw. My instinct is Watco natural followed by 3 coats of satin poly.

On 10/2/12 8:25 PM, Mike Marlow wrote:
Gramp's shop wrote:
Making a new coffee table for the den and found some nice reclaimed
cherry I haven't worked with reclaimed wood before and am wondering
what those of you who have suggest in the way of finishing. It is
pretty rough, so it is going to have a pass or two through the
planer. It's a full 1 inch thick and I plan on just getting a decent
surface, so I imagine I'll have 7/8 or so when I'm done machining.
Finishing thoughts?

Larry

Thickness has no bearing on the matter. A 1" thick cherry board paints as
well as a 1/4" cherry board. Just be sure to chose a quality paint...


awesome. literally lol'd.


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-MIKE-

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--Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
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http://mikedrums.com

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"Gramp's shop" wrote in
:

Making a new coffee table for the den and found some nice reclaimed
cherry I haven't worked with reclaimed wood before and am wondering
what those of you who have suggest in the way of finishing. It is
pretty rough, so it is going to have a pass or two through the planer.
It's a full 1 inch thick and I plan on just getting a decent surface,
so I imagine I'll have 7/8 or so when I'm done machining. Finishing
thoughts?

Larry

You'll quickly find after a pass or two through the planer that some of
the dents and depressions show up really well. You can either keep
planing until they're gone, attempt to sand out the area, fill it, or
leave it alone.

Other than that, it's no different than the new stuff.

Puckdropper
--
Make it to fit, don't make it fit.

Gramp's shop wrote:
On Tuesday, October 2, 2012 8:25:22 PM UTC-5, Mike Marlow wrote:
Gramp's shop wrote:

Making a new coffee table for the den and found some nice reclaimed

cherry I haven't worked with reclaimed wood before and am
wondering

what those of you who have suggest in the way of finishing. It is

pretty rough, so it is going to have a pass or two through the

planer. It's a full 1 inch thick and I plan on just getting a
decent

surface, so I imagine I'll have 7/8 or so when I'm done machining.

Finishing thoughts?



Larry



Thickness has no bearing on the matter. A 1" thick cherry board
paints as

well as a 1/4" cherry board. Just be sure to chose a quality
paint...



--



-Mike-



No paint for this boy, Mike. This cherry has never been finished.
It was put up in the barn raw. My instinct is Watco natural followed
by 3 coats of satin poly.

did you not feel the tug on yer legg

"Gramp's shop" wrote:
Making a new coffee table for the den and found some nice reclaimed
cherry I haven't worked with reclaimed wood before and am wondering what
those of you who have suggest in the way of finishing. It is pretty
rough, so it is going to have a pass or two through the planer. It's a
full 1 inch thick and I plan on just getting a decent surface, so I
imagine I'll have 7/8 or so when I'm done machining. Finishing thoughts?

A beautiful finish for cherry is a hand rubbed oil/poly/wax finish a la Sam
Maloof:

http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=2004

Or you can make your own. Here is a cherry/walnut hope chest I used the
Rockler product on a few years back:

http://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-qU...48/HC24JPG.jpg

Cherry finished in this manner, gorgeous from the first application, gets
richer looking with each passing year.

--
www.ewoodshop.com

On Wednesday, October 3, 2012 6:48:11 AM UTC-5, Swingman wrote:
"Gramp's shop" wrote:

Making a new coffee table for the den and found some nice reclaimed

cherry I haven't worked with reclaimed wood before and am wondering what

those of you who have suggest in the way of finishing. It is pretty

rough, so it is going to have a pass or two through the planer. It's a

full 1 inch thick and I plan on just getting a decent surface, so I

imagine I'll have 7/8 or so when I'm done machining. Finishing thoughts?



A beautiful finish for cherry is a hand rubbed oil/poly/wax finish a la Sam

Maloof:



http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=2004



Or you can make your own. Here is a cherry/walnut hope chest I used the

Rockler product on a few years back:



http://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-qU...48/HC24JPG.jpg



Cherry finished in this manner, gorgeous from the first application, gets

richer looking with each passing year.



--

www.ewoodshop.com

That's a gorgeous piece. I recall reading about Maloof's finish in FWW about 25 years ago and trying a mix of poly/stain on a couple of pieces. The finish was superb. Alas, I've forgotten the ratio of poly to stain. Any help?

"Gramp's shop" wrote:
On Wednesday, October 3, 2012 6:48:11 AM UTC-5, Swingman wrote:
"Gramp's shop" wrote:

Making a new coffee table for the den and found some nice reclaimed

cherry I haven't worked with reclaimed wood before and am wondering what

those of you who have suggest in the way of finishing. It is pretty

rough, so it is going to have a pass or two through the planer. It's a

full 1 inch thick and I plan on just getting a decent surface, so I

imagine I'll have 7/8 or so when I'm done machining. Finishing thoughts?



A beautiful finish for cherry is a hand rubbed oil/poly/wax finish a la Sam

Maloof:



http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=2004



Or you can make your own. Here is a cherry/walnut hope chest I used the

Rockler product on a few years back:



http://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-qU...48/HC24JPG.jpg



Cherry finished in this manner, gorgeous from the first application, gets

richer looking with each passing year.



--

www.ewoodshop.com

That's a gorgeous piece. I recall reading about Maloof's finish in FWW
about 25 years ago and trying a mix of poly/stain on a couple of pieces.
The finish was superb. Alas, I've forgotten the ratio of poly to stain. Any help?

Check out Marc's post he

http://www.thewoodwhisperer.com/arti...varnish-blend/

--
www.ewoodshop.com

On Tuesday, October 2, 2012 6:55:32 PM UTC-7, Gramp's shop wrote:
On Tuesday, October 2, 2012 8:25:22 PM UTC-5, Mike Marlow wrote: Gramp's shop wrote: Making a new coffee table for the den and found some nice reclaimed cherry I haven't worked with reclaimed wood before and am wondering what those of you who have suggest in the way of finishing. It is pretty rough, so it is going to have a pass or two through the planer. It's a full 1 inch thick and I plan on just getting a decent surface, so I imagine I'll have 7/8 or so when I'm done machining. Finishing thoughts? Larry Thickness has no bearing on the matter. A 1" thick cherry board paints as well as a 1/4" cherry board. Just be sure to chose a quality paint... -- -Mike- No paint for this boy, Mike. This cherry has never been finished. It was put up in the barn raw. My instinct is Watco natural followed by 3 coats of satin poly.

Funny. Running joke about painting Cherry.

Some sort of oil is a big plus for Cherry. Some will consider poly as bad as paint but for a coffee table it is the absolute BEST choice. I would put on some tung or blo, let it dry for a few weeks, then a few light coats of wipe on satin poly. Paint it on and wipe it down with a partially saturated smooth cloth so you leave just a hint on the surface. 24 hours between coats. Hit it lightly with 400 sand paper after the second coat, then add a third and be done.

A few days later rub in some wax a scrub pad and buff er down.

Hmm. tung, blo, buff it... now what does that soumd like so much fun?

SonomaProducts.com wrote:
On Tuesday, October 2, 2012 6:55:32 PM UTC-7, Gramp's shop wrote:
On Tuesday, October 2, 2012 8:25:22 PM UTC-5, Mike Marlow wrote:
Gramp's shop wrote: Making a new coffee table for the den and
found some nice reclaimed cherry I haven't worked with
reclaimed wood before and am wondering what those of you who
have suggest in the way of finishing. It is pretty rough, so
it is going to have a pass or two through the planer. It's a
full 1 inch thick and I plan on just getting a decent surface,
so I imagine I'll have 7/8 or so when I'm done machining.
Finishing thoughts? Larry Thickness has no
bearing on the matter. A 1" thick cherry board paints as well as
a 1/4" cherry board. Just be sure to chose a quality paint...
-- -Mike- No paint for
this boy, Mike. This cherry has never been finished. It was put up
in the barn raw. My instinct is Watco natural followed by 3 coats of
satin poly.

Funny. Running joke about painting Cherry.

Some sort of oil is a big plus for Cherry. Some will consider poly as
bad as paint but for a coffee table it is the absolute BEST choice. I
would put on some tung or blo, let it dry for a few weeks, then a few
light coats of wipe on satin poly. Paint it on and wipe it down with
a partially saturated smooth cloth so you leave just a hint on the
surface. 24 hours between coats. Hit it lightly with 400 sand paper
after the second coat, then add a third and be done.

A few days later rub in some wax a scrub pad and buff er down.

Hmm. tung, blo, buff it... now what does that soumd like so much fun?

You have really got to look at your newsreader or google, or whatever you
use. Your reply (above) did not come through as you may be seeing in now.
Yours came through with the OP, my reply,all crammed together in one ugly
large paragraph. You've been here long enough to know what readers work and
which ones don't. I pasted your reply as it appears, below...


--

-Mike-


On Tuesday, October 2, 2012 6:55:32 PM UTC-7, Gramp's shop wrote:
On Tuesday, October 2, 2012 8:25:22 PM UTC-5, Mike Marlow wrote: Gramp's
shop wrote: Making a new coffee table for the den and found some
nice reclaimed cherry I haven't worked with reclaimed wood before
and am wondering what those of you who have suggest in the way of
finishing. It is pretty rough, so it is going to have a pass or two
through the planer. It's a full 1 inch thick and I plan on just
getting a decent surface, so I imagine I'll have 7/8 or so when I'm
done machining. Finishing thoughts? Larry
Thickness has no bearing on the matter. A 1" thick cherry board paints as
well as a 1/4" cherry board. Just be sure to chose a quality paint...
-- -Mike- No paint for
this boy, Mike. This cherry has never been finished. It was put up in the
barn raw. My instinct is Watco natural followed by 3 coats of satin poly.

Funny. Running joke about painting Cherry.

Some sort of oil is a big plus for Cherry. Some will consider poly as bad as
paint but for a coffee table it is the absolute BEST choice. I would put on
some tung or blo, let it dry for a few weeks, then a few light coats of wipe
on satin poly. Paint it on and wipe it down with a partially saturated
smooth cloth so you leave just a hint on the surface. 24 hours between
coats. Hit it lightly with 400 sand paper after the second coat, then add a
third and be done.

A few days later rub in some wax a scrub pad and buff er down.

Hmm. tung, blo, buff it... now what does that soumd like so much fun?

On Wednesday, October 3, 2012 12:26:08 PM UTC-7, Mike Marlow wrote:
SonomaProducts.com wrote: On Tuesday, October 2, 2012 6:55:32 PM UTC-7, Gramp's shop wrote: On Tuesday, October 2, 2012 8:25:22 PM UTC-5, Mike Marlow wrote: Gramp's shop wrote: Making a new coffee table for the den and found some nice reclaimed cherry I haven't worked with reclaimed wood before and am wondering what those of you who have suggest in the way of finishing. It is pretty rough, so it is going to have a pass or two through the planer. It's a full 1 inch thick and I plan on just getting a decent surface, so I imagine I'll have 7/8 or so when I'm done machining. Finishing thoughts? Larry Thickness has no bearing on the matter. A 1" thick cherry board paints as well as a 1/4" cherry board. Just be sure to chose a quality paint... -- -Mike- No paint for this boy, Mike. This cherry has never been finished. It was put up in the barn raw. My instinct is Watco natural followed by 3 coats of satin poly. Funny. Running joke about painting Cherry. Some sort of oil is a big plus for Cherry. Some will consider poly as bad as paint but for a coffee table it is the absolute BEST choice. I would put on some tung or blo, let it dry for a few weeks, then a few light coats of wipe on satin poly. Paint it on and wipe it down with a partially saturated smooth cloth so you leave just a hint on the surface. 24 hours between coats. Hit it lightly with 400 sand paper after the second coat, then add a third and be done. A few days later rub in some wax a scrub pad and buff er down. Hmm. tung, blo, buff it... now what does that soumd like so much fun? You have really got to look at your newsreader or google, or whatever you use. Your reply (above) did not come through as you may be seeing in now. Yours came through with the OP, my reply,all crammed together in one ugly large paragraph. You've been here long enough to know what readers work and which ones don't. I pasted your reply as it appears, below... -- -Mike- On Tuesday, October 2, 2012 6:55:32 PM UTC-7, Gramp's shop wrote: On Tuesday, October 2, 2012 8:25:22 PM UTC-5, Mike Marlow wrote: Gramp's shop wrote: Making a new coffee table for the den and found some nice reclaimed cherry I haven't worked with reclaimed wood before and am wondering what those of you who have suggest in the way of finishing. It is pretty rough, so it is going to have a pass or two through the planer. It's a full 1 inch thick and I plan on just getting a decent surface, so I imagine I'll have 7/8 or so when I'm done machining. Finishing thoughts? Larry Thickness has no bearing on the matter. A 1" thick cherry board paints as well as a 1/4" cherry board. Just be sure to chose a quality paint... -- -Mike- No paint for this boy, Mike. This cherry has never been finished. It was put up in the barn raw. My instinct is Watco natural followed by 3 coats of satin poly. Funny. Running joke about painting Cherry. Some sort of oil is a big plus for Cherry. Some will consider poly as bad as paint but for a coffee table it is the absolute BEST choice. I would put on some tung or blo, let it dry for a few weeks, then a few light coats of wipe on satin poly. Paint it on and wipe it down with a partially saturated smooth cloth so you leave just a hint on the surface. 24 hours between coats. Hit it lightly with 400 sand paper after the second coat, then add a third and be done. A few days later rub in some wax a scrub pad and buff er down. Hmm. tung, blo, buff it... now what does that soumd like so much fun?

Sorry it looks so bad. I use Google reader and attempts to try other approachs all failed.

"SonomaProducts.com" wrote in
:

Sorry it looks so bad. I use Google reader and attempts to try other
approachs all failed.

I tried to look it up, but didn't see a setting for line length. If and
when you find it, set it for 65 characters, so ther will be automagic
linefeeds inserted.

--
Best regards
Han
email address is invalid

SonomaProducts.com wrote:
On Wednesday, October 3, 2012 12:26:08 PM UTC-7, Mike Marlow wrote:
SonomaProducts.com wrote: On Tuesday, October 2, 2012 6:55:32 PM UTC-7,
Gramp's shop wrote: On Tuesday, October 2, 2012 8:25:22 PM UTC-5, Mike
Marlow wrote: Gramp's shop wrote: Making a new coffee table for
the den and found some nice reclaimed cherry I haven't worked
with reclaimed wood before and am wondering what those of you who
have suggest in the way of finishing. It is pretty rough, so
it is going to have a pass or two through the planer. It's a full
1 inch thick and I plan on just getting a decent surface, so I
imagine I'll have 7/8 or so when I'm done machining. Finishing
thoughts? Larry Thickness has no bearing on the
matter. A 1" thick cherry board paints as well as a 1/4" cherry
board. Just be sure to chose a quality paint... --
-Mike- No paint for this boy, Mike.
This cherry has never been finished. It was put up in the barn raw. My
instinct is Watco natural followed by 3 coats of satin poly. Funny.
Running joke about painting Cherry. Some sort of oil is a big plus for
Cherry. Some will consider poly as bad as paint but for a coffee table
it is the absolute BEST choice. I would put on some tung or blo, let it
dry for a few weeks, then a few light coats of wipe on satin poly. Paint
it on and wipe it down with a partially saturated smooth cloth so you
leave just a hint on the surface. 24 hours between coats. Hit it lightly
with 400 sand paper after the second coat, then add a third and be done.
A few days later rub in some wax a scrub pad and buff er down.
Hmm. tung, blo, buff it... now what does that soumd like so much fun? You
have really got to look at your newsreader or google, or whatever you use.
Your reply (above) did not come through as you may be seeing in now. Yours
came through with the OP, my reply,all crammed together in one ugly large
paragraph. You've been here long enough to know what readers work and
which ones don't. I pasted your reply as it appears, below... -- -Mike-
On Tuesday, October 2, 2012 6:55:32 PM UTC-7,
Gramp's shop wrote: On Tuesday, October 2, 2012 8:25:22 PM UTC-5, Mike
Marlow wrote: Gramp's shop wrote: Making a new coffee table for
the den and found some nice reclaimed cherry I haven't worked with
reclaimed wood before and am wondering what those of you who have
suggest in the way of finishing. It is pretty rough, so it is
going to have a pass or two through the planer. It's a full 1 inch
thick and I plan on just getting a decent surface, so I imagine
I'll have 7/8 or so when I'm done machining. Finishing thoughts?
Larry Thickness has no bearing on the matter. A 1"
thick cherry board paints as well as a 1/4" cherry board. Just be
sure to chose a quality paint... -- -Mike-
No paint for this boy, Mike. This cherry
has never been finished. It was put up in the barn raw. My instinct is
Watco natural followed by 3 coats of satin poly. Funny. Running joke about
painting Cherry. Some sort of oil is a big plus for Cherry. Some will
consider poly as bad as paint but for a coffee table it is the absolute
BEST choice. I would put on some tung or blo, let it dry for a few weeks,
then a few light coats of wipe on satin poly. Paint it on and wipe it down
with a partially saturated smooth cloth so you leave just a hint on the
surface. 24 hours between coats. Hit it lightly with 400 sand paper after
the second coat, then add a third and be done. A few days later rub in
some wax a scrub pad and buff er down. Hmm. tung, blo, buff it... now what
does that soumd like so much fun?

Sorry it looks so bad. I use Google reader and attempts to try other
approachs all failed.





Just so you can see what it looks like to a newsreader. There are lots of
newsreaders out there, so I don't understand why you say other approaches
have failed. Most here use one of those or another, and yours is the only
post that shows up like this. Google certainly has its problems, but this
is not a common one. I suggest it's something you are doing wrong, and
worth looking at. You really can't keep posting to a usenet newsgroup this
way. As much as we usenet people hate rules, there are... rules...

--

-Mike-

In article , Mike Marlow
wrote:

You have really got to look at your newsreader or google, or whatever you
use. Your reply (above) did not come through as you may be seeing in now.
Yours came through with the OP, my reply,all crammed together in one ugly
large paragraph. You've been here long enough to know what readers work and
which ones don't. I pasted your reply as it appears, below...

It came through just fine here... Thoth 1.9.0.18, on Mac OSX 10.8.2

djb

--
I used to like fishing because I thought it had some larger significance. Now I
like fishing because it¹s the one thing I can think of that probably doesn¹t. *
John Gierach

On 10/3/2012 6:38 PM, Edward A. Falk wrote:
In article ,
Mike Marlow wrote:

Thickness has no bearing on the matter. A 1" thick cherry board paints as
well as a 1/4" cherry board. Just be sure to chose a quality paint...

Part of me just died a little.

I hope the remaining part is the one with a sense of humor...

--
Jack
Add Life to your Days not Days to your Life.
http://jbstein.com

Dave Balderstone wrote:
In article , Mike Marlow
wrote:

You have really got to look at your newsreader or google, or
whatever you use. Your reply (above) did not come through as you
may be seeing in now. Yours came through with the OP, my reply,all
crammed together in one ugly large paragraph. You've been here long
enough to know what readers work and which ones don't. I pasted
your reply as it appears, below...

It came through just fine here... Thoth 1.9.0.18, on Mac OSX 10.8.2

djb

Wow - that is weird. It did not come through as just one large paragraph in
your reader? What newsreader are you using?

--

-Mike-

In article , Mike Marlow
wrote:

Dave Balderstone wrote:
In article , Mike Marlow
wrote:

You have really got to look at your newsreader or google, or
whatever you use. Your reply (above) did not come through as you
may be seeing in now. Yours came through with the OP, my reply,all
crammed together in one ugly large paragraph. You've been here long
enough to know what readers work and which ones don't. I pasted
your reply as it appears, below...

It came through just fine here... Thoth 1.9.0.18, on Mac OSX 10.8.2

djb

Wow - that is weird. It did not come through as just one large paragraph in
your reader? What newsreader are you using?

No, it looked fine.

Again, Thoth 1.9.0.18, on Mac OSX 10.8.2

--
I used to like fishing because I thought it had some larger significance. Now I
like fishing because it¹s the one thing I can think of that probably doesn¹t. *
John Gierach

Dave Balderstone wrote:
In article , Mike Marlow
wrote:

Dave Balderstone wrote:
In article , Mike Marlow
wrote:

You have really got to look at your newsreader or google, or
whatever you use. Your reply (above) did not come through as you
may be seeing in now. Yours came through with the OP, my reply,all
crammed together in one ugly large paragraph. You've been here
long enough to know what readers work and which ones don't. I
pasted your reply as it appears, below...

It came through just fine here... Thoth 1.9.0.18, on Mac OSX 10.8.2

djb

Wow - that is weird. It did not come through as just one large
paragraph in your reader? What newsreader are you using?

No, it looked fine.

Again, Thoth 1.9.0.18, on Mac OSX 10.8.2

Well... go figure...

--

-Mike-

On Oct 2, 9:09*pm, "Gramp's shop"
wrote:
Making a new coffee table for the den and found some nice reclaimed cherry *I haven't worked with reclaimed wood before and am wondering what those of you who have suggest in the way of finishing. *It is pretty rough, so it is going to have a pass or two through the planer. *It's a full 1 inch thick and I plan on just getting a decent surface, so I imagine I'll have 7/8 or so when I'm done machining. *Finishing thoughts?

Larry

Shellac. Amber warms cherry very nicely.