I am going to attempt to make a grandfather clock.
If I make the sides from veneered ply and the doors and frame work from solid timber ( same species) will there be a huge difference in colour when i come to finish the surfaces?
I usually finish with either, just wax, or Danish oil, and don’t want to dye the wood.
Does anyone have any advice how best to go about matching, or how it will look if it is not quite the same colour after finishing?
Mike
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I think you meant this question for everyone not just me. I am still a bit of a novice on the finishing end, however I will share a few thoughts.
I think the answer depends in part on the species of wood you selected. I have found that some wood species tend to finish quite differently when applying a penetrating finish to plywood vs. solid wood.
I have used gel wiping stains to good effect in this situation before, but obviously that would be of no benefit if you don't want to color or tone the wood.
One obvious thought would be to buy a sample of your wood materials and test it out.
PS - Jeff Jewiit at Homestead finishing has shown great patience with my questions in the past, in case yo don't get the answer here.
Mike
Just finished the main portion of a micro-wave table. Haven't added the doors yet. Still curing also an haven't rubbed it out. This thing is made from seven different batches of scrap ply (throw-away at a cabinet shop) and the top an face frames are solid red-oak stair planks that were twisted, cupped, etc. an recovered from a construction site as useless.
Had to cut an re-glue and I pre-stained an finished all pieces before assembly. Yes, you will usually get a different shade when staining the ply an solid. I finished the ply with 220 grit an stopped at 180 on the solid. Still had to shade the solid a little darker wuth a second coat to get a match as close as possible. Not perfect.
You should get scraps from your project an play around a little before you do the "real deal" as suggested. It will give you a better idea of what will be necessary to get you where you want to go.
Am posting the results of the "mix an match" Heinz 57 table so you can get an idea of what to expect...
Good luck with your "grand-daddy"...ha..ha..
sarge..jt
Thank's for the help.
the 57 looks great.......
regards
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