A hard wearing finnish for Oak veneer.

[Weasel Howlett]

Hello I'm now to this section of the forum so go easy on me

I am building a big boxy table with most sides being covered in oak veneer. I would like a good hard wearing satin<gloss finish that does not colour the wood too much. it needs to be something that wont need retouching. I just want to apply it then let age do its thing. I have used a few finishes for my wood turning such as tung oil and waxes but I'm not sure if they are appropriate for my needs. Any suggestions?

Thanks

 

[Oryxdesign]

Have you tried Osmo wax? It goes on with a roller , very easy to apply comes gloss satin or matt and looks nice on oak. AG Woodcare are a good supplier of it.

 

[Woodfinish Man]

Other alternatives are Liberon's Finishing Oil, or Smith & Rodger's Worktop Finish. Both give excellent protection and you'll be able to forget about any maintenance for many years.

I don't mean to be harsh on the Osmo (esp.as we stock it) but it really didn't stand up well to a household chemical test we carried out. We used ketchup, red wine, domestos, boiling water, 40% alcohol and the results were far better for Finishing Oil & Worktop Finish.

Hope this doesn't complicate matters.

Ian

 

[Oryxdesign]

Is that a comparison to Osmo polyx or Osmo worktop oil?

 

[Woodfinish Man]

Osmo Polyx Hardwax Oil Satin, haven't tested out their worktop oil, is there much difference? Their door oil appears to be a thinned down version of Polyx.

Ian

 

[Oryxdesign]

The worktop oil looks almost exactly the same buy it does perform very differently.

Simon

 

[Woodfinish Man]

Interesting, when you say differently do you mean in application, drying time, ease of flow etc?

Ian

 

[Oryxdesign]

Takes longer to dry, it's application is similar but it is harder wearing. I'd be interested to do a comparison with the Smith and Roger's.

Simon

 

[Woodfinish Man]

If you PM your address I'll post off a free sample. I'd welcome any comments, good or bad!

Ian

 

[Oryxdesign]

Thank you Ian PM sent.

Simon