NC Turner, take a look at this

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Tar Heel

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Stuart
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You recently posted a pic of an elm bowl that had a beautiful finish that really appealed to me. This a bowl turned from elm in it's natural state with no finish on it. While I like the tight grain of the piece, I don't care for the washed out look. It is too white. What type of finish did you use.​







 

DaveO

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Try any oil based finish, the oil will give it a nice amber hue and highlight the grain. If it was me I would give it a good dose of BLO, then spray blond shellac (Zinnser rattle can) followed with a paste waxing.

Dave:)
 

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Stuart,

Great looking bowl. :icon_thum I used a 1:3:1 Blo, Gloss Poly, MS finish super saturated and wiped when it starts to gel, and hand rub for a week unless you plan to buff it with the 3x Beall type system! Which I do. Buffing really brings out the shine! Just go easy on the wax, and use pure a carnuba/beeswax blend if you can.
 

Tar Heel

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Stuart
Thanks Gary. Do you just use 1 coat of the mixture? I don't have the Beale system so guess it's hand rubbing for me.
 

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Gary
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Thanks Gary. Do you just use 1 coat of the mixture? I don't have the Beale system so guess it's hand rubbing for me.

The pics that I posted where with one coat, but I suggest 2. Nothing wrong with the hand rubbing in fact it can be very relaxing and great for getting the stiffness out of the fingers.
 
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