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Finish for a garden bench
I have just completed a garden bench and need to finish it in a suitable
manner. It is built of a South American hardwood (extremely hard!) and is very light in colour. Lighter than maple. I would like the grain of the wood to show through but would prefer a darker shade. It looks quite good when it is wet. We live in Montreal so it will be exposed to strong sunlight and harsh winters. I tried Sikkens Cetol 1re teak on a test piece. A one coat application looks OK but the recommended two coat application looks like plastic. I would welcome any suggestions you may have. I would hate to create a plastic monstrosity. On the other hand I would not want to be finishing it again this time next year. You can see a picture of the bench on the cover of Fine Woodworking No. 198 of June 2008. Best regards, Jack Fearnley |
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Finish for a garden bench
On 5/17/2015 9:48 AM, Jack Fearnley wrote:
I have just completed a garden bench and need to finish it in a suitable manner. It is built of a South American hardwood (extremely hard!) and is very light in colour. Lighter than maple. I would like the grain of the wood to show through but would prefer a darker shade. It looks quite good when it is wet. We live in Montreal so it will be exposed to strong sunlight and harsh winters. I tried Sikkens Cetol 1re teak on a test piece. A one coat application looks OK but the recommended two coat application looks like plastic. I've had good results with Penofin Oil, bad luck with Cetol. |
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