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   Rob_Millard | Nov 22, 2001 03:52pm | #1

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   I think if you read the label, it advises against wet sanding, and I believe the slurry idea would amount to the same thing. The varnish oil is very thick, and somewhat difficult to work with. If you were to add sanding dust to this, I think it would be even more difficult to apply. Having said that, I’ve never tried it. I used the varnish oil on one project and it come out nice, this is high praise coming from me, since I dislike oil finishes.

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   Stuart_Mills | Nov 29, 2001 10:56pm | #2

   *Hi,I am just finishing construction of a four poster bed made from maple. Some pieces are spalted others are sap wood. My intention for finishing is to use a white pickling stain to try and maintain the light color of the natural wood but to maintain the figured grain. I have been doing some research on the net to determine the best technique. Some people advocate raising the grain first with water, sanding with 150 grit sandpaper and then sealing the wood. With this method the grain is supposed to stand out once the pickling stain is applied. Does anyone have any experience or comment on this technique. It has taken me close to a year to get to this stage and I am petrified of obscuring the beautiful figuring.

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   Gretchen_ | Nov 30, 2001 03:48pm | #3

   *Stuart, why don't you post this as a new discussion to draw attention to it--look up at the top and see "add discussion".

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   Danford_C._Jennings | Nov 30, 2001 06:56pm | #4

   *Gretchen, why don't you try to be more polite to newcomers?Bob, FWIW, I agree with Rob. I would recommend a grain filler such as Behlen's Por-O-Pac.Dano

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   David_McCaulley | Dec 01, 2001 07:50am | #5

   *I also read the article on "Tried and True" varnish oil and am seriously considering it on a project I am working on. My only problem is I don't have a glue pot and will put it on unheated. The outside temp. is not bad for Nov. (in the 60's) and it sounds like a dream to work with.

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   Gretchen_ | Dec 01, 2001 04:29pm | #6

   *Excuse me--that was what I was trying to do so it would get attention. It was not about the thread and some might overlook it. Actually when I went back to the list he had already done it. I do not see that I was rude FWIW.

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   Matthew_Schenker | Dec 01, 2001 10:16pm | #7

   *Gretchen, it's not worth explaining it, believe me.

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   Rob_Millard | Dec 01, 2001 10:39pm | #8

   *I put my oil in a double boiler to heat it up, even though I have a glue pot. I don't want to risk getting oil in the same pot I use for my hide glue. I use the Tried and True Danish Oil to high light the grain on all my projects. The varnish oil is very thick and hard to work with, unless heated.It is good stuff, but I can achieve the same look with thin shellac and be done with it in a day instead of2 weeks.