Made some doors for the bedroom closet. Common pine, dark walnut stain and 1 coat of poly. Raised panels done on tablesaw. When I'm able to, I'll rub down the doors with steel wool and apply a couple of coats of wax. I like the softer look I get from the wax. I also made the crown moulding (same stuff) and that's throughout the house. (Still have to do baseboards.)
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Wow!!!! Willy, awesome job with common pine, awesome job with any wood for that matter! Do you have a full shot of the crown? What walnut stain did you use and how did you control blotching?
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Chop I have to admit that I didn't even apply a sealer before I applied the stain (I would have but forgot to). There was some blotching but I've had real good results with evening out the blotches with 0000 steel wool. I don't have a shot of the moulding but I'll try to remember to shoot some tommorow.In my old age I look back and realize how lucky I was to live in a time when common sense was common.
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Chop, I used min-wax dark walnut. I do a lot with pine because I don't have the funds for hardwoods for a project this size. I did the crown moulding, base mould and door and window frames throughout the entire house. If I used hardwoods or something more exotic I'd have to sell the house to be able to afford it. LOLIn my old age I look back and realize how lucky I was to live in a time when common sense was common.
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Sweet Willy that looks fantastic. I've also made furniture out of pine and stained it walnut but mine never looked anywhere as good as yours. I used Watco danish oil.Donate to my Tour de Cure
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That looks fantastic! Excellent job.
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Black, I used Dark Walnut and that makes a huge difference. And if you've never tried it, try Dark Walnut on red oak. Amazing look.
For those who asked about the dog, he's the real Sweet Willy. His registered name is Say Hey Sweet Willy, named after one of the greatest ballplayers ever, Willie Mays, whose nickname was the Say Hey Kid because he was so quiet all he ever said was "hey". Willy is 6 years old and was a gift from the breeder who is a friend of ours. BTW, there is no such thing as a "free dog".
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Sweet Willy,
Those doors look really great, and I thank you for making this inspiriing post.
I've had this old 1887 house for about seven years now and so many project that seem to be getting done all too slowly. The place needs new doors and after seeing your post and the terrific results of your craftmanship, I'm inspired to give a shot at making my own, as the cost of buying quality, factory-made doors is ridiculous IMO... even pine doors a 'veneered' these days.
Thanks again, great job,
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That looks wonderful! Budget issues aside, that pine gives some great character!
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