Thread: How do you finish Tallow Wood

Originally Posted by E. maculata

#1 IMHO ashas been stated by the other Blokes"yellow glue" I've used several with success.

#2 Sanding can be quite frustrating especially with finer grades, clogging, oilyness etc, plane finish if you can is nicer, but is often far easier said than done, somewhat self lubricating, so is often despite its' hardness & density quite kind to the cutters

#3 Does tend to "reject finishes" at times, especially after sanding as quite often power sanding or even spirited hand sanding, will raise the "tallow"(resins & extractives) in the cell structure, I'd ask Neil....nicely(or read his book, which I will get around to one day)

This was posted by E.Maculata in the about E.Maculatas hardwood packs. I quoted it here to discuss finishing the timber off. The stuff many of us picked up from E.Maculata were Yellow Stringybark, Tallow Wood, which is what he was talking about here, Spotted Gum and others I am yet to identify.
Pic of Yellow Stingybark here http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...chmentid=10361
Pic of Tallow Wood here http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...chmentid=10363
I would think it would finish nicely with Ubeaut Traditional wax. Planing it is a bit beyond my Stanley though I am working on the fettling of it to try and get it right. Might have to buy something better.

Anyway Neil could you give pointers about how to finish these timbers nicely? *G* I promise to buy the book at the show in Adelaide along with a bundle of wax etc but in the meantime could you tell us about it?

Many Thanks

Stevo