Finishing Red Gum

**ribot** · 21st February 2006, 06:15 PM

G'day guy's,
I was wondering if anyone can help me out with a finishing problem.
I am currently turning a piece of Red Gum into a platter for a wedding present. The piece of wood speaks for itself as it is beautifully figured.
I would like to show the figure off as much as possible without polyurethane etc. Is there a way of finishing that will show the timber off equally as well as when it is wet with water, if you know what I mean ?

**ozwinner** · 21st February 2006, 07:11 PM

Try here and this stuff.

Al

**dai sensei** · 21st February 2006, 07:21 PM

Red gum has a bad habit of dulling over time when you use shellewax on its own in my experience

(gets absorbed:confused: . But if you use shellewax, let it cure properly, then shellewax cream I've found it Ok

. Both from our favourite supplier

.

Cheers

**Baz** · 21st February 2006, 08:08 PM

Ribot, you can try 3 coats of Kunos Oil for a gloss finish, I prefer to use many coats of Danish oil for a satin finish.
Cheers
Barry

**ozwinner** · 21st February 2006, 08:11 PM

Originally Posted by Baz

Ribot, you can try 3 coats of Kunos Oil for a gloss finish, I prefer to use many coats of Danish oil for a satin finish.
Cheers
Barry

Baz! :eek:

You, you, you traitor you.

Al

**Skew ChiDAMN!!** · 21st February 2006, 08:13 PM

Danish oil.

A bloke in my woodturning club can get amazing mirror finishes on red gum with it... I settle for satin.

**Baz** · 21st February 2006, 09:20 PM

Al, I forgot to add that you finish off with a coat of Shellawax(if you so desire).

Cheers
Barry

**BrettC** · 21st February 2006, 10:12 PM

Try EEE followed with shellawax - looks great when I've used it but haven't tried it on Red Gum yet so the advice above could be correct.

**China** · 21st February 2006, 10:13 PM

As with the other advice red gum and danish oil are made for each other

**ribot** · 22nd February 2006, 08:48 AM

O K, Thanks guys.
I will go with the Danish as I have some here and I forgot to mention that the wood is green as green, will give the others a try on something else.

**Baz** · 24th February 2006, 07:38 PM

Ribot, if that Red Gum is green I would be waiting a while before finishing, Red Gum moves a hell of a lot, bad enough when it's dry let alone green.
Cheers
Barry

**redwood** · 24th February 2006, 07:44 PM

Ribot go with baz`s idea of the kunos or ardvos. best oils on the market

**ribot** · 3rd March 2006, 05:26 PM

I ended up using Triton oil as "she who must be obeyed "said Danish was probably toxic for food containers.
The bowl/platter has moved all over the place and it has been interesting to watch this process happen.
No pressure to finish the bowl/platter now as the groom to be got cold feet and shot through.
The upshot of that is that I can experiment some more with this bowl/platter.The finish so far looks matt however it seems that it is quite partial to a good buffing as when I rub it with my thumb it takes a shine quite readily. I just have to tweak my power drill for a little buffing.

Couple of things, first what is kunos or ardvos oil? never heard of them, and second how easy is it to post a digital image as we have a dig/ cam?

**ozwinner** · 3rd March 2006, 05:33 PM

Originally Posted by ribot

and second how easy is it to post a digital image as we have a dig/ cam?

Real easy.
Your pic must be under 100k bytes though.
Other wise it wont stick.

Al

**ribot** · 3rd March 2006, 05:37 PM

Spose the details would be in the FAQ section or is it simple enough to post on this thread.

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