Best process to finish and treat elm timber

[Ian Leach]

As above or osmo polyx oil,

[Steve Bullman]

4 minutes ago, Ian Leach said:

As above or osmo polyx oil,

Still mixed with turps or neat?

[Ian Leach]

22 minutes ago, Steve Bullman said:

Still mixed with turps or neat?

Neat, it's probably not as hard wearing as the one above but easier to repair if damaged. I don't like mixing with turps tbh, but that's just my preference.

[Ian Leach]

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Just noticed they do a gloss, maybe better for the slide, grab a sample pot and try.

[ucoulddoit]

On 18/01/2022 at 18:03, ucoulddoit said:

I've not used it on yew but can't see why it shouldn't work. I'll post some pics in a day or two when I've time to take them. It was a tip I got from a 'well known' Yorkshire furniture maker I met at the Harrogate woodworking show years ago and was his method of finishing dining tables.

 

Andrew

Took a while to find some old pictures, but in the meantime, I googled wipe on polyurethane and found there’s lots to look at. I clicked on the following, and it seems a good starting point.

 

 

First two pictures are a box of children’s building blocks, made in 2007 using ‘weathered’ sycamore, that’s 14 / 15 years ago, surprising how time flies. It was finished with the 50/50 poly. First picture was taken when new. The second, of the top, was taken today and shows how the light sycamore has darkened, and interestingly, looks like the ‘weathered’ brown sections have lightened. So overall, it’s a more uniform colour. The box is kept at a southeast facing window, so gets lots of sunlight. But the finish is still intact. The bricks which have been in the box since new, with the lid on, are still almost white.

 

Last two pictures are a yew bed made 10 / 11 years ago and finished with danish oil. Comparing the pics when new and taken today shows how much it has darkened. I was quite surprised by the magnitude of the change, maybe poor lighting contributed to it in the picture? Anyway, still a nice piece of furniture.

 

Andrew

[Steve Bullman]

Yes console table