Which is better to use for furniture finishing?
Mastcarved
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Now I am actively engaged in making carved furniture and hotelby hear advice of other masters like to do better finishing of wooden furniture?
Who has any secrets in the finishing of wood products?
I have long been engaged in wood carving, a lot of my work can be found on the website http://www.rezbapoderevu.com.ua/
Some of my work wood carving
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I would be careful to avoid a rub on finish that dries too fast due to the difficulty of all the carving surfaces. truoil is a gun stock oil finish that dries slowly enough to easily control and it highlights the grain especially on unstained wood, (the more coats the higher the gloss). Pure tung oil leaves a dull finish and does need to be redone periodically (little protection to moisture). Polomorized tung oil is shinnier but dries faster (sutherland wells) and gives better protection, you could contact them for advice on their finishes. You could spray a shellac, lacquer or poly or varnish. Spray finish can fill up carved areas so very light coats would be needed to control puddling, and sanding between coats can be difficult on carved surfaces. Each piece would probably use a different finish to highlight the work and you are the artist so the final look you want is your decision. I would test scraps to see the look that works best, then when you finish the piece you are not going to get undesired results.
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