I get 1 day a week where I can work in the shop, with the lathe. Because I only get 1 day to play around with this hobby, I'm not keen on finishes that takes days & days to apply. I do want my bowls to be shiny, and I'd love if if there were usable, but I find all sorts of finishing techniques that literally takes days to apply sometimes.
So I'm curious about the quickest and most durable finish that I could apply in a single day. What I currently do in most cases is sand to 320 or 400, apply thinned cellulose sanding sealer (usually 2 coats - dries super quick), de-nib with 0000, then use Yorkshire Grit and then finally a microcystalline wax.
My shop is not well ventilated, so I mostly avoid lacquers although I did try the Deft Spray Lacquer (which IMO just ended up looking splotchy and I wasn't impressed). And while shellac is food safe and dries quickly, I've also heard it's not very durable at all.
I've been considering Minwax Wipe On Poly, and did a couple of test runs on a spindle but with it being winter now, and my shop isn't heated or cooled, I had a hard time with it drying within the 2-3 hours it says to wait between coats.
So any advice for me? Something I can cut, shape, and finish in a day and still get great looking results, and the bowl being usable versus just something to look at on a shelf.
So I'm curious about the quickest and most durable finish that I could apply in a single day. What I currently do in most cases is sand to 320 or 400, apply thinned cellulose sanding sealer (usually 2 coats - dries super quick), de-nib with 0000, then use Yorkshire Grit and then finally a microcystalline wax.
My shop is not well ventilated, so I mostly avoid lacquers although I did try the Deft Spray Lacquer (which IMO just ended up looking splotchy and I wasn't impressed). And while shellac is food safe and dries quickly, I've also heard it's not very durable at all.
I've been considering Minwax Wipe On Poly, and did a couple of test runs on a spindle but with it being winter now, and my shop isn't heated or cooled, I had a hard time with it drying within the 2-3 hours it says to wait between coats.
So any advice for me? Something I can cut, shape, and finish in a day and still get great looking results, and the bowl being usable versus just something to look at on a shelf.