I wonder if you can help me choose the type of finnish I should put on my new garden gate.
I am building it out of 3/4 inch pine floorboard with 6in x 1.1/8in cross members and 3in x 1.1/8in diagonals its almost finished now I just have to rout a chamfer onto the cross members and diagonals to let water run off more easily and then its done.
What kind of weatherproof finnish would you recommend? I was thinking of using creosote but it always looks so drab and I don't think you can apply anything over the top of creosote to make it look good?
I thought about gloss paint but then I would not see the grain of the wood?
Or I could use a stain and an exterior satin varnish?
I would really appreciate your input on this so please tell me what you experts would reccomend? what finnish do you think is best I would like to hang the gate this weekend if possible
I am building it out of 3/4 inch pine floorboard with 6in x 1.1/8in cross members and 3in x 1.1/8in diagonals its almost finished now I just have to rout a chamfer onto the cross members and diagonals to let water run off more easily and then its done.
What kind of weatherproof finnish would you recommend? I was thinking of using creosote but it always looks so drab and I don't think you can apply anything over the top of creosote to make it look good?
I thought about gloss paint but then I would not see the grain of the wood?
Or I could use a stain and an exterior satin varnish?
I would really appreciate your input on this so please tell me what you experts would reccomend? what finnish do you think is best I would like to hang the gate this weekend if possible