sickasapike
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Here's the test piece, just glued, 3mm boards on 5mm ply, half short half long of the pieces with nail holes, and I didn't go overboard on the glue. I'll put this on a high kitchen shelf above the kettle where it'll get regularly steamed then get cold overnight.
Left side is danish oil, right is tung oil, 4 applications each - am not necessarily seeking comments on the finishing but I prefer the danish already, the tung oil has too much of a sheen as it appears now anyway, 18 hours after the last application.
..and yep, I need more practice on the bandsaw :^) - and need to make a slightly angled fence the way it likes to cut, the blade was wandering towards the fence given half the chance.
Now I got some 9mm OSB (for nothing !) that's the backing I'll use, I'd still like to stick to 3mm boards if I can, gives me 2 pieces per plank with planed edges to stick, plus leaves the central piece pleasantly wavy on both large faces, for something else in the vicinity.
Left side is danish oil, right is tung oil, 4 applications each - am not necessarily seeking comments on the finishing but I prefer the danish already, the tung oil has too much of a sheen as it appears now anyway, 18 hours after the last application.
..and yep, I need more practice on the bandsaw :^) - and need to make a slightly angled fence the way it likes to cut, the blade was wandering towards the fence given half the chance.
Now I got some 9mm OSB (for nothing !) that's the backing I'll use, I'd still like to stick to 3mm boards if I can, gives me 2 pieces per plank with planed edges to stick, plus leaves the central piece pleasantly wavy on both large faces, for something else in the vicinity.