Comments on: Window to my workshop 12 http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/2009/08/06/window-to-my-workshop-12/ A Blog by Karl Holtey. Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:25:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: admin http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/2009/08/06/window-to-my-workshop-12/comment-page-1/#comment-830 admin Sat, 05 Feb 2011 10:17:13 +0000 http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/?p=316#comment-830 Hi Chad Just thought I should mention that oiling takes a high degree of preparation as it shows up the smallest blemish which would normally be hidden by polishing. Look forward to seeing future pictures. k Hi Chad

Just thought I should mention that oiling takes a high degree of preparation as it shows up the smallest blemish which would normally be hidden by polishing.

Look forward to seeing future pictures.

k

]]> By: Chad http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/2009/08/06/window-to-my-workshop-12/comment-page-1/#comment-829 Chad Sat, 05 Feb 2011 03:25:51 +0000 http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/?p=316#comment-829 Karl, Thank you so much for the response to my question. I'll definitely test on a piece of scrap first. I will send a photo when it's done. Thanks again, Chad. Karl,
Thank you so much for the response to my question. I’ll definitely test on a piece of scrap first. I will send a photo when it’s done. Thanks again, Chad.

]]> By: admin http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/2009/08/06/window-to-my-workshop-12/comment-page-1/#comment-828 admin Fri, 04 Feb 2011 08:42:24 +0000 http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/?p=316#comment-828 Hi I am sorry but I can't be much help here as I have no experience of this wood. As you no doubt know oil will darken any woods but looking at examples of bubinga the wood is light enough and you shouldn't lose too much contrast. I have tried several oils over the past but I keep coming back to Danish oil. This dries and goes quite hard and leaves the surface with a nice texture and lustre. I would recommend you try out whatever you use on a sample first. It would be nice to see a picture when you have finished. I have seen some nice examples of this wood used in guitar making. k Hi

I am sorry but I can’t be much help here as I have no experience of this wood. As you no doubt know oil will darken any woods but looking at examples of bubinga the wood is light enough and you shouldn’t lose too much contrast. I have tried several oils over the past but I keep coming back to Danish oil. This dries and goes quite hard and leaves the surface with a nice texture and lustre. I would recommend you try out whatever you use on a sample first.

It would be nice to see a picture when you have finished. I have seen some nice examples of this wood used in guitar making.

k

]]> By: Chad http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/2009/08/06/window-to-my-workshop-12/comment-page-1/#comment-826 Chad Fri, 04 Feb 2011 07:17:12 +0000 http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/?p=316#comment-826 Karl, Do you recommend any particular oil? I am using bubinga as my infill wood. Karl,
Do you recommend any particular oil? I am using bubinga as my infill wood.

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