treating yew

[Steve Bullman]

whats the best thing to treat carved yew with? i want it to have that shiny lacquered finish to it.

 

thanks

[John Shutler]

a few layers of danish oil will give a glossy look

[Ian Leach]

I made a few orienteering plaques a while ago and i treated them with danish oil to bring the colour our more and then a few coats of yacht varnish. The yacht varnish gives it a nice glooy shine, moves with the wood and uv protects it, I re-paint them every few mths to get decent protection.

[tommer9]

Shiny lacquer....?

 

What about a clear furniture polish or even a clear varnish?

I have found that to really make danish oil shine takes a lot of work with wire wool between layers. Is this not the case on a lathe or is that normal? Not that i am using a lathe, just on planks/ boards etc. and on hand carved bowls.

[Ian Leach]

Shiny lacquer....?

 

What about a clear furniture polish or even a clear varnish?

I have found that to really make danish oil shine takes a lot of work with wire wool between layers. Is this not the case on a lathe or is that normal? Not that i am using a lathe, just on planks/ boards etc. and on hand carved bowls.

 

It doesn't take long a lathe because of the speed its spinning but i can see on planks it can take some time.

 

 

Yacht varnish i find very hard wearing and a good gloss Finish.

[Mr Ed]

Shiny lacquer....?

 

What about a clear furniture polish or even a clear varnish?

I have found that to really make danish oil shine takes a lot of work with wire wool between layers. Is this not the case on a lathe or is that normal? Not that i am using a lathe, just on planks/ boards etc. and on hand carved bowls.

 

Bang on Tommer, No matter how much you polish danish oil, you'll never get a long lasting shiney finish, it needs several coats of yacht varnish over it, with each layer being smoothed back with wire wool and white spirit. I have yew cabinet that took over a weeks solid work to get the right finish. Cost me a bloody fortune!

[wildewood]

For a 'shiny' (gloss) finish, first coat danish oil, 5% thinned with white spirit, then two-three coats neat danish. Don't wipe them off; wipe on with lint free cloth and leave to dry, and you will get a deep, lasting lustre.

[Steve Bullman]

thanks for all the advice. i didnt have enough time to do this properly....gave it 2 coats of danish, and 1 yacht varnish...i was hoping to give it another this evening but its still tacky....and im setting off tomorrow morning at 4:30 so need it dry. looks nice as it is though

[Rob D]

I've found danish oil to be really good for indoor stuff although you will be looking at around 3 to 4 coats to give a glossy shiny finish... But very minimal sanding or wire wooling in between. Maybe it depends on the manufacturer of your oil... I use Rustins which were the original makers of danish oil.

 

A clear polyurethene varnish is also really good (only for dry timber) as you don't get any colour change in the wood but gives a hard shiny finish after only a couple of coats.