Greetings All,
I'd like to revisit my oak question from last week. I'm finishing some 1/4
sawn red oak to be used as door/window casings, and have a specific look
that I'm shooting for. If you've ever seen any Amish oak furniture, you may
know what I want. Their finishing is very flat, smooth and has a satiny feel
to it. It was recommended to use Cyrstalac, which I have bought.
First, I used a single coat of Minwax Walnut stain which is close to the
shade I want. But after that dried, it appeared sort of blotchy. The kind
of blotchy if you ever stained soft pine (been there and done that) without
pretreating with a conditioner. I've never had that happen with oak, or
maybe I never noticed before. I have both Minwax sanding sealer and their
wood conditioner. What's the difference...

On Sat, 22 Mar 2008 01:33:13 GMT, "mark" Nowhere.com>
wrote:

Howdy,

Consider using a filler such as:

http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?FamilyID=4493

If you use such a product properly you can get the oak glass
smooth (and by choosing a color with care, you can get a
variety of interesting grain effects.)

All the best,

On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 23:24:51 -0400, Kenneth
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Not a problem, I'd rather have too many than not enough posts, Kenneth.
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