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Being a newbie, I am starting fairly small and am turning bottle stoppers (with both corks as well as stainless steel stoppers). I travel most weeks, on business, and bring them to the people I work with at the client site as a little something.
I found some references to the types of finishes used on stoppers by searching through the forum archives. Most were 2006 and earlier.
I was wondering if there has been any further discussion as to the types of finishes that would last longest. I have been using shellawax on my stoppers, but based on the remarks on the forum, I guess, the finish would not hold up very long.
One of the forum participants mentioned he would test out multiple types of finishes and respond on the forum, but had not found any further comments.
I have a couple of questions....(and I apologize for my naiety):
1) Is Minwax wood hardener the same as a sander sealer?
2) Do you think applying a sander sealer to the stopper first prior to the final coat and then applying a semi-gloss or gloss polyurethane coat would preserve the finish?
3) I have read in the forum about using Mahoney's walnut finish or a straight walnut oil finish to the wood... wouldn't you need to put an additional hard coat on top of the walnut oil?
I am working on small bowls now, and have ordered some books on finishing from Taunton press, so I hope I will find some answers there.
Thanks a lot in advance... i am including a photo of some of the stoppers I have done recently. They are not of the quality of most I have seen out here, but I am happy with my progress (on these at least) so far.
Dave
I found some references to the types of finishes used on stoppers by searching through the forum archives. Most were 2006 and earlier.
I was wondering if there has been any further discussion as to the types of finishes that would last longest. I have been using shellawax on my stoppers, but based on the remarks on the forum, I guess, the finish would not hold up very long.
One of the forum participants mentioned he would test out multiple types of finishes and respond on the forum, but had not found any further comments.
I have a couple of questions....(and I apologize for my naiety):
1) Is Minwax wood hardener the same as a sander sealer?
2) Do you think applying a sander sealer to the stopper first prior to the final coat and then applying a semi-gloss or gloss polyurethane coat would preserve the finish?
3) I have read in the forum about using Mahoney's walnut finish or a straight walnut oil finish to the wood... wouldn't you need to put an additional hard coat on top of the walnut oil?
I am working on small bowls now, and have ordered some books on finishing from Taunton press, so I hope I will find some answers there.
Thanks a lot in advance... i am including a photo of some of the stoppers I have done recently. They are not of the quality of most I have seen out here, but I am happy with my progress (on these at least) so far.
Dave