FW kitchen timber oil rough finish

Hi All,

I've stripped back a varnished kitchen table and applied 2 coats of FW Kitchen Timber Oil, following the instructions on the tin. While the finish looks great visually, the grain has a very slightly rough finish. Does anyone have any advice on what to do next? The tin mentions FW Carnubra Wax, would that make a difference or is more sanding required?

Thanks

Without knowing what timber the table top is or seeing pics (or, preferably, seeing the piece with the ol' Mk 1 eyeball) it's difficult to make appropriate suggestions.

I'm also not familiar with FW Kitchen Oil specifically, but I do like to use my Tung Oils. ;)

If, by 'slightly rough,' you mean that if feels a bit furry then it could be slightly raised nap. ie. the end fibres of the timber are standing slighlty erect from the surface like stubbly hairs. This can usually be simply fixed by giving it a light sand with, say, 400 grit or higher and another coat of oil.

Or the roughness may be that the table top is an open-grained timber so the finish is dimpled like orange peel. Albeit on a much smaller scale.

Carnauba wax can fill such pores, given enough coats, and give you a beautiful finish but any wax will need re-application on a fairly regular basis if you want it to look it's best all the time.

Personally I like to build up the finish with many light coats of Tung Oil, sanding between each coat, until the pores are filled and I've achieved a mirror finish. Then I'll consider whether I also want to apply wax if I want that li'l bit extra protection... or the tactile feel that only wax gives.

There are other causes, so more info would help.

:whs:

A good starting point is to ascertain what the timber is. Can you advise?

No idea what the timber is, the table was made in Malaysia in 1998 according to the stamp on the underside. The first photo shows what it looks like after 2 coats of FW kitchen timber oil (tung oil with limonene according to the tin).
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The second photo shows a rough area, it does have a more pronounced grain in that area.
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The final finish doesn't have to be perfect as the reason for stripping back the table in the first place was that the dog liked chewing on the edges. Now any vestigial tooth marks left over after sanding look like part of the grain :D and I'm hoping dogs hate the taste of tung oil.

One youtube video that I saw recommends applying a final coat with 600 grit sand paper or steel wool. Any thoughts on that approach?

Thanks again.

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Originally Posted by ijv

No idea what the timber is, the table was made in Malaysia in 1998 according to the stamp on the underside. The first photo shows what it looks like after 2 coats of FW kitchen timber oil (tung oil with limonene according to the tin).
Attachment 427361

The second photo shows a rough area, it does have a more pronounced grain in that area.
Attachment 427362

The final finish doesn't have to be perfect as the reason for stripping back the table in the first place was that the dog liked chewing on the edges. Now any vestigial tooth marks left over after sanding look like part of the grain :D and I'm hoping dogs hate the taste of tung oil.

One youtube video that I saw recommends applying a final coat with 600 grit sand paper or steel wool. Any thoughts on that approach?

Thanks again.

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Hi All,

what I ended up doing was to give it a light sanding with 600 grit and apply another coat. I worked the coat in using 600 grit sand paper, as recommended on a you-tube video.

The end result was really smooth and everyone is happy with the result.

Thanks for everyone's help

I've got a chopping board that's similar. It was labelled as rubberwood.