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Andrew Hobbs
May I ask what you finished it with?
I love the look of poplar and some of the knotty pieces I've turned with epoxy look amazing. But I didn't really know a ton about finishing so they always tend to look a little softer and cheaper than I would like. I would probably do 4 or 5 heavy coats of Danish oil at this point but I'm wondering what your process is. It looks great!
 
Becky Hare
I started out with Acks products and I've been so happy I've never even tried any other. That piece I used their 3 different products that come in a pack it's first a tung oil cream first then their sanding sealer then they have a wax. I buff on the wax and that's it I don't have a link but look up Acks wood paste LLC.. I see a lot of nice things from Danish oil I'm sure I'll try that some day too thanks the the comment
 
Andrew Hobbs
Ah gotcha.
I've used a "tung oil finish" which most of the time doesn't even have actual tung in it apparently. I had decent results.
But I also know acks has a great reputation so maybe that's why it looks a little better.
Someone on here turned me onto regular watco Danish oil. Soak your piece and keep soaking it with a brush for 10 min or until it stops soaking it up. 24hrs, do it again. Usually some sort of very fine sand in between going up after each 24 hr cure. To me, each time I do it, it looks better and better. Especially on exotic woods
 
Becky Hare
Andrew Hobbs said:
Ah gotcha.
I've used a "tung oil finish" which most of the time doesn't even have actual tung in it apparently. I had decent results.
But I also know acks has a great reputation so maybe that's why it looks a little better.
Someone on here turned me onto regular watco Danish oil. Soak your piece and keep soaking it with a brush for 10 min or until it stops soaking it up. 24hrs, do it again. Usually some sort of very fine sand in between going up after each 24 hr cure. To me, each time I do it, it looks better and better. Especially on exotic woods
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Oh! Nice thanks for the tip on using Danish oil!
 

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