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I am just finishing making a large desk made of black walnut-it's only taken about a year to do. I do not wish to stain it - just the natural wood. I am looking for the right finish - the table top is 31" by 104" - and I expect that eventually it will hold full glasses of water, wine, maybe...
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Last summer, I had the chance to salvage a blown-down walnut tree. It had been lying on the ground for at least six years, but the heartwood was still sound, and very dark. But it was the chance to mill up the root that intrigued me. I destroyed two band saw blades on my portable sawmill from hitting...
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I used naphtha to clean old furniture polish, dirt, grime, oil and whatever else on there and the naphtha left a milky white residue on the chair. I continued to rub with 0000 steel wool ande naphtha to reach what was un derneath and it looks like the original finish, shiny wood. I used Briwax on the...
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I cleaned my antique furniture with naphtha as instructed to remove old oil and furniture polish and it turned the finish to a milky white residue. I also used 0000 steel wool to try and remove the residue and was successful but it went down to a lighter finish. This furniture has a label from a refinishing...
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Walnut is one of my favorite woods, and I agree that a plastic looking finish is a good way of making any work look cheap. If you're looking for a satin finish, go with a boiled linseed oil. Give it several coats. This will draw out the quilting, figures and different colors of the wood. Although...