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Grain / pore filler for jatoba?
What's the vote on using a filler on jatoba / brazilian cherry? I'm starting to figure out the finishing schedule for this project, and I can't decide how I want to finish it at the moment, but an application of danish oil on a scrap tonight made me realize how open the grain is. -
pore filling success!
After giving up on the wet-sanding-danish-oil-fill-pores-with-sawdust approach, I decided to try filling the pores with shellac. The process involved many coats of shellac. After every 3-4 coats, I would cut back the finish on the surface (leaving it in the pores), and then more coats of... -
pore filler recipe?
I've used a commercial oil-based filler before with moderately good results. I put a coat down on a scrap today, which resulted in 2 conflicts with this project - first is that I'd need to tint it. I can do that, but I'd rather not. Next is that it contains silica fillers, which dulls my scraper...
