I made a horrible mistake. Any way to close those gaps?
I thought I’d turned the iron off. I even checked it, but I was wrong.
I know that this table needs to be resurfaced, but those gaps are huge. Is there any way I can close them again? I’m assuming filling them wouldn’t end well with wood contracting due to the high humidity in my house.
What was I doing wrong?
I did 2 passes with a 1/2" bit in this ash to get a 1/2" deep channel (don't know the correct term). No issues at all. But when I adjusted the fence to do more passes to make the width of the channel 11/16", the bit was pulling the wood agressively in to it and then broke. The channel was being widened on the fence side of the bit, and as I'm writing this, I think that was the issue. Am I correct? Almost had my second trip to the hospital thanks to the router
Polyurethane help!!!!
So I painted a table top with a semi gloss finish and wanted to apply polyurethane to it to give it more durability.
I’ve used poly before and never had any issues: flat paint, stained wood, those things.
However this time something went very wrong. While applying it, it looked like it was eating away at the paint and started revealing blotches on the surface. Before the poly, it was a clean painted surface, then the poly just completely ruined it.
Can someone help me understand what in the world happened?!?
Paint - SW Emerad Semi Gloss
Poly - Behr Water Based Poly
Need a plan on how best to seal countertops
Moving into a house with a lot of pretty wooden countertops (not sure type of wood). Wood surrounds sink as well. Our inspector noted we should seal it all up. I already love the natural color and tone so I'm not interested in staining it with additional color. I've read so many different things on different sealants/finishes and I'm overwhelmed. Leaning using Osmo Polyx? Maybe?
We don't plan to cut directly on the wood.
It will be a high use kitchen.
Have small children and anticipate dings and whatnot. Okay with it not being pristine, and expect some wear and tear.
Don't have time to uninstall all of the tops and move them to a better ventilated area. So ideally something that won't gas us out over the next month.
Don't have time to apply multiple coats/dry time over several days (like Waterlox). But can manage a couple of days total.
Worried about the moisture area around the sink.
First I thought oil based polyurethane, then water based, then onto mineral oil, then waterlox, then Osmo Polyx, then Rubio Monocoat, and now I'm back to thinking Osmo Polyx may be the best bet? Please help. I'm already stressed about a ton of other things to complete and I need a plan.