Thread: Open grained woods

Any advice or suggestions for open grained woods? Padauk Cocobola etc. What are people using to close the grain? What looks best open or closed? Any comments or thoughts.

for a dark wood i have been digging tung oil, its nice and easy to work with and also makes a great open finish. just my 2 cents

Tung oil is usually my go to finish, I like the natural luster.

it also available in hoss and low goss

One of the ways to close the grain is to apply a light coat of varnish or tung oil and the sand with a fine wet/dry sand paper. The slurry will fill the pors with the same color as the wood and the varnish/oil will seal the surface. Once the desired filling has been met, allow the wood to dry completely for a couple of days and then finish as you desire.

Lewis

lewis very interesting i may have to try that.

Pore filler may also be used. You can color it as desired if it doesn't already come in the color you want.

For oil based fillers, color with oil paints or japan color.
For water based, color with acrylic paint, dye or ink.

Originally Posted by jballs918

it also available in hoss and low goss

You must be talking about the Tung Oil like Formby's or those Tung Oil cans you buy at your local brick and mortar store cause 100% pure tung oil doesn't come in low or high gloss.

There's a huge difference in 100% pure Tung Oil compared to the commercially sold Tung Oil which is actually a generic term which has been liberally borrowed by paint-and-varnish makers to describe the expected result of using their preparations — which may or may not actually contain any tung oil at all..

I use gun oil finish, it work really well

There are products specifically designed to seal wood prior to finishing. They are called sanding sealers. Here's one that looks pretty good: Buy SealCoat Universal Sanding Sealer, 1 Quart, SealCoat Universal Sanding