Title says it. I put some butchers block mineral oil on my birch veneer plywood. It's pretty but I want something more durable. Can I put polyurethane on top of that? If so what would you recommend?

I recently bought a birch butcher block to be used as a table top. I just applied one coat of Osmo Polyx Hardwax Oil and waiting for it to dry for a second coat. I would like to finish this project soon because I want to move and use the table.

My question is, when can I install the metal legs to the wood top? It takes 14 days for Osmo to full cured and that seems too long. Can I just attach the legs after the second coat dries (maybe 1 or 2 days after).

Someone please help! Idk if this is the right place to post but I’m desperate. I just bought a beautiful large 6-8 seater table for an absolute bargain. ( like for $150) As soon I brought it home I noticed this foul smell…. Coming from the table. My dining room now smells like this old musty wood smell and it’s absolutely unbearable. I’ve tried cleaning it but the smell is so strong.

Someone please help coz the table is so nice and now I’m frustrated I can’t even sit at the table.

I fell in love with this table in a store - it was labeled as wormy chestnut but had a price tag of $7500. 😬 My husband is a decent woodworker but I have zero knowledge of finishing techniques. Could anyone point me in the direction of maybe how to finish a top to achieve this look? Thanks!

I noticed that my hardwood floor which was finished with water based acrylic about a month ago got scuffed by ladder feet after other renovation work. So I want to put on a new layer of the same water based finish on the affected areas. My question is - how much sanding to I have to do so that the finish can adhere properly? Can I just very lightly sand with a 300-400 grit sandpaper(very little or no powder from the sanding)?

And I'd like to ask the same question more generally - on old furniture that were lacquered or finished with polyurethane.

I've worked on this for about some time. I noticed these streaks or stripes of different color and I don't know if that's if I haven't sanded it down enough. I don't have a power sander so I have been hand sanding. Do I sand more?

This block has pre stain conditioner when arrival so I added 2 coats of stain then 3-4 coats of polyurethane. It has been sanded from 240? and made my way to 1000 grit. Do I need to sand more?

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I am refinishing a hardwood floor using the Osmo Polyx hardwax oil and the recommended wait time to dry is 8 to 10 hours. No where does it say what the maximum time is between coats. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Anyone done this and how does it turn out? I was considering doing the chestnut ridge military stain then coating it with tung oil, but concerned it might pull the dye up or not saturate the wood correctly? Any experience with this or advice?

Best stain for mahogany to make it rosewood . Is the something from varathane?

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I added danish oil to a kitchen table yesterday evening - I cut this 50/50 with white spirit just to help penetrate into the wood. I then reduced this to around 10%, applied a little more liberally and wiped off excess a few minutes later. Today the table feels totally dry and tack free. Is it safe to start adding an oil based poly finish? I guess the white spirit helped the oil dry a little quicker than if I had applied it straight.

I have a walnut desk with danish oil and a wipe-on poly. I am using a PU desk pad and am finding the desk under the pad is very rough and can see bits of poly coming off.

Should I refinish the desktop in something else? I had put about 5 coats of the poly on about 2 years ago.

Thank you

So I was sold this teak set with the promise that it would hold up for years before needing any special maintenance.

It’s been about 8 months and this is where we are lol

What is the best way to get this looking like wood with “life” again and the best way to keep the finish looking good over time?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Whoops sorry, pictures did not upload. Here they are;

https://imgur.com/a/j3CfqKY

I offered to help out with the local Cub Scout pack/Boy Scout troop annual Pinewood Derby™ race as timekeeper and "race official". My involvement was to be just with the electronics; I had fixed their race timing apparatus that uses an "electronic eye" circuit at the top of the course and at the finish line at the bottom. I had hoped to also include an RFID scanner for the cars as well, but instead, I've been asked to expand my role and help out a bit more since a pair of other volunteers were hospitalized after an automobile accident.

They need someone to help with some repairs of the derby racetrack and associated infrastructure that is sort of like a parking lot for cars awaiting their turn to race. Of course I said yes I would help, but now realize I've made a awful mistake: I am hopeless when it comes to physically crafting things, and my attempts always look like they've been done by a 3rd-grader hopped up on too much sugar who only used their thumbs.

I'm looking for some advice about how to get some of this wood trim painted. It is 1/2 inch square by about 36 inches long and I am just not sure of the best way to go about painting it. I've been handed a couple of colors of this Rustoleum brand chalked paint and some small brushes. I've tried googling and am just baffled at all the different methods, I hope y'all might be able to help me.

1. Do I try to paint it all at once or only one side at a time?
2. Should I hang it somehow vertically by one end or keep it propped up horizontally?
3. If I try to paint it horizontally and it is resting on two supports on either end, how do I go back and make sure the ends get painted and look the same as the middle?
4. How many coats is too many?
5. How to keep runs of paint to a minimum? (and no pools of paint by the side of the wood?)
6. What is the best way to avoid getting myself covered in paint?
7. Is there someone I can hire to paint all this instead?

I would love to hear how you would go about this and - really - any (constructive) advice is welcomed. Thank you!

I'm a beginner and just looking for advice on how to finish prepping the wood and making the details look nice.

I used CitriStrip gel to remove the paint from the dresser. I used a scraping tool and steel wool to remove the excess. After that I sanded down the larger surfaces working my way up to 220 and hand sanded the detailed parts. The surfaces look fine but the details don't look bare yet. I even bought a specialized tool to try and get into the details but it isn't very good.

I have mineral spirits which I've used a couple times on the wood to try and clean it but the details don't look good, it just makes all the flaws stand out.

My ultimate goal is to prep it, stain it with a dark color, and seal the wood.

Any help is greatly appreciated!! I'm open to watching/reading any materials that can help me understand what to do next.

Part of the details that I'm trying to sand

It appears almost like there's a white cast

What the wood looks like with mineral spirits, the spot can be sanded out I know but the curved part has been difficult.

I have not sanded these down with 220 because it looks like the wood isn't bare in these details yet.