RogerS
Established Member
Ash has a beautiful pale colour to it and I wanted to avoid losing that paleness if at all possible when I finished the wood. So I did a small experiment and coated the same piece of ash with different finishes. Here's the results. Hope that you find them useful.
There are two photos as the colour changes with the angle of the light.
Daylight coming in at an angle from the left of frame
Daylight hitting the ash almost square-on
Finishes are, from L to R
Briwax (on an unsealed surface)
Liberon Finishing oil
Chestnut Acrylic sanding sealer
Liberon spirit sanding sealer
Chestnut shellac sanding sealer
Chestnut cellulose sanding sealer
You can just about make out the colour of the bare wood in between the various finishes. No sanding has been carried out post-finish application on any finish. The only finish that needs denibbing is the acrylic.
There are two photos as the colour changes with the angle of the light.
Daylight coming in at an angle from the left of frame
Daylight hitting the ash almost square-on
Finishes are, from L to R
Briwax (on an unsealed surface)
Liberon Finishing oil
Chestnut Acrylic sanding sealer
Liberon spirit sanding sealer
Chestnut shellac sanding sealer
Chestnut cellulose sanding sealer
You can just about make out the colour of the bare wood in between the various finishes. No sanding has been carried out post-finish application on any finish. The only finish that needs denibbing is the acrylic.
