Thread: Jarrah floorboards/kitchen reno - "L" plater at work!

Welcome to the forum. Good to see that some info has come in useful.

Hi missmac sounds like quite a task you had on your hands. If there was suppose to be pics posted in this thread, none are showing up here. Welcome aboard anyway.

Hi Mismac68, Ive had mixed results for Feast Watson Tung Oil, I did a bar top from iron bark, heavy as hell, 3 coats it looked great, and is still waring well. But I used it on the stairs, it soaked in, and soaked in, and soaked in. after about six coats over a course of a few weeks, I wish I'd used something a lot thicker. Thus less coats. The timber was light may have been oak, or what ever bunnings was selling as oak at the time. Point is for your kitchen, which is high traffic, you'd want some thing durable, a surface you can wipe up spill and not soak into the boards. I'd use Danish oil, you'll only need about 3 coats to get the result you need. Opinion's may very but this is my 2 cent worth. Welcome to the forum

Thanks Jason I did a patch test with the Tung Oil, and found what you described - the jarrah soaked it up, was very dark - so I have ended up trying the Feast Watson in satin & gloss (for Jarrah) - have ended up going with the gloss - have one coat down, and need to now give it a light sand and do a couple more - there is a difference in colour where the kitchen joins the lounge (which has boards already polished).... am prepared to live with that for time being! Hadn't heard of the Danish oil? Who stocks that?
Thanks again for the comment, had problems loading up photos, am waiting on the forum dude to give me advice!
Cheers
Missmac68

Forum dude here
Here's the tutorial on how to post pics...have fun.
https://www.woodworkforums.com/f36/po...ur-post-78760/

Originally Posted by munruben

Hi missmac sounds like quite a task you had on your hands. If there was suppose to be pics posted in this thread, none are showing up here. Welcome aboard anyway.

Hey John, finally got the photos to upload - thanks for letting me know

Originally Posted by missmac68

Thanks Jason I did a patch test with the Tung Oil, and found what you described - the jarrah soaked it up, was very dark - so I have ended up trying the Feast Watson in satin & gloss (for Jarrah) - have ended up going with the gloss - have one coat down, and need to now give it a light sand and do a couple more - there is a difference in colour where the kitchen joins the lounge (which has boards already polished).... am prepared to live with that for time being! Hadn't heard of the Danish oil? Who stocks that?
Thanks again for the comment, had problems loading up photos, am waiting on the forum dude to give me advice!
Cheers
Missmac68

..Jason, photos now uploaded thanks again for advice, be interested in finding out more about the Danish oil... cheers

Originally Posted by watson

Forum dude here
Here's the tutorial on how to post pics...have fun.
https://www.woodworkforums.com/f36/po...ur-post-78760/

Thanks Forum Dude lol! they worked when I did them one by one... patience is a virtue (apparently!)... a virtue my IT guy will tell you I don't always possess!!! thanks