tim
Established Member
Excuse me but I seem to be having a bit of a brain fart and need some help.
I'm making a bench (for indoor use) which has a top made of one single piece of oak c 400mm wide, 1200mm long and 40 mm thick. It has two fab big knots in it which I want to make something of (ie rather than hide) and I also want to make the most of the grain.
My thinking is that i will put a couple of coats of oil on it then grain filler and then wax. That is the right way round isn't it? My brain keeps trying to tell me to put the grain filler down first but I don't know why. Also do i need filler if I use a shellac sanding sealer - I don't work with oak that much so I'm not used to such open grain.
Apologies for being thick on this one
Thanks
T
I'm making a bench (for indoor use) which has a top made of one single piece of oak c 400mm wide, 1200mm long and 40 mm thick. It has two fab big knots in it which I want to make something of (ie rather than hide) and I also want to make the most of the grain.
My thinking is that i will put a couple of coats of oil on it then grain filler and then wax. That is the right way round isn't it? My brain keeps trying to tell me to put the grain filler down first but I don't know why. Also do i need filler if I use a shellac sanding sealer - I don't work with oak that much so I'm not used to such open grain.
Apologies for being thick on this one
Thanks
T