I'll take some tomorrow.
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Completely giddy about this stock!
- Thread starter RobertIN
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This drying setup seems to be working well enough. Used too much oil on one coat and it took 48hr to dry to a satisfactory level. Other than that oopsie 24-36 hours is sufficient in my inexperienced judgement. The wood doesn't feel like it has any tack whatsoever and is "slick" like my dining table after this timeframe in the conditions I describe below.
Basement bathroom nobody ever uses. Dehumidifier running nonstop keeping the room under 30% humidity, exhaust dry air blowing straight over a small fan pointed vertically at the stock keeps the air circulating up and around the wood.
I swept and dusted the room well beforehand to cut down on junk getting blown into it.
Basement bathroom nobody ever uses. Dehumidifier running nonstop keeping the room under 30% humidity, exhaust dry air blowing straight over a small fan pointed vertically at the stock keeps the air circulating up and around the wood.
I swept and dusted the room well beforehand to cut down on junk getting blown into it.
If you really want to know how the finish is doing, cut some strips of clear, hard packaging material with tin snips and tape them to the wall. Put a smear of oil on one and mark time/date with a Sharpie every time you put on a coat. Check the plastic coupon, not the stock, for dryness.
Keep doing what you're doing, maybe one or two more full-strength coats, put on just like your last one with a few dots of oil and rub it in hot and heavy with clean, bare hands, then buff off with a soft cloth. If your shoulders and hands aren't hurting after applying a coat, you didn't rub it hard enough!
Keep doing what you're doing, maybe one or two more full-strength coats, put on just like your last one with a few dots of oil and rub it in hot and heavy with clean, bare hands, then buff off with a soft cloth. If your shoulders and hands aren't hurting after applying a coat, you didn't rub it hard enough!
That's a good idea, I may grab some scrap plexiglass or acrylic from work to do that as a test. Maybe put one above the stock, another on the sink, and another in the garage to compare dry times in/out of the direct dry air. Might be a cool experiment!
My shoulder is fine but I feel like I'm about ten minutes of rubbing away from a blister on the heel of my palm!
Lookin real good
Arrowhead124
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Wow, love the color. Very nice job!
