Finishing pine

[Jes Pidlin]

Anyone have any ideas about finishing pine to get the rich honey look of aged pine.

Any thoughts appreciated.

[9johnny5]

yup....

I have a techniques .pdf that I got free from PlansNow a while back. It's all about aging pine. If you want to email me, I'll reply and attach.

Johnny

[offthemark]

I've done a good bit of pine work for my folks cabin. Most casework like bookshelves, cabinets, etc. I always made sure to use a prestain conditioner. Helps keep things looking even. Then I've stained with one coat Minwax Puritan Pine. Gives that nice amber aged look I like on pine. Seal with poly or something that fits your application.

Good luck.

[Ken Massingale]

Anyone have any ideas about finishing pine to get the rich honey look of aged pine.

Any thoughts appreciated.

I wiped on Shellac on this White Pine cupboard

[Jes Pidlin]

Thanks for the comebacks.

Johnny: I'll send e-mail, sub: Finishing Pine

Mark: Minwax Puritan Pine was one of the colors I was considering. As for the preconditioner, I've had mixed results using it. What I like best is to do a wash using 3 parts thinner to 1 part stain, rub it on like washing your car with no particular attention paid to eveness. Let sit for 24 hours, then apply full strength stain. I've had good results so far. (Not my own formula, got it from another forum).

Ken: great looking cabinet, but I'm looking for something darker.

[Jim Boyd]

Thanks for the comebacks.



Ken: great looking cabinet, but I'm looking for something darker.

Think amber shellac. Yum Yum!


P.S. I hate stain

[Ken Massingale]

Think amber shellac. Yum Yum!


P.S. I hate stain

Yep Jim, amber would do nicely.
Stain is the work of the devil! Sam, we need a spitting smilie!