woodworkers
I pulled a solid maple workbench out of my co. dumpster. It was bowed and warp, so I pulled it apart resawed, planed it ect. to streighten it out. It still has some gaps inbetween the pieces. I would like to stabilize the wood with mineral oil or poly. any suggestions?
Thanks hsuperdupe
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hsuperdupe,
It's a noble thing you do, retrieving a workbench from the dumpster, remember, no good deed goes unpunished...lol.
Lots of discussion on workbench finish, no real consensus. A film finish such as shellac or varnish protect bench from glues and are easily stripped when resurfacing. However, the film finish also makes the bench top slippery so you loose the 'tooth' of the bench top.
The oil finish is not as easy to wipe clean and can get stained more easily. No matter which way you go the process can be reversed next time. Personally, I'm using shellac and plan to go oil/wax next time with the releveling.
Waterlox. I love that stuff.
I will second the suggestion of shellac for work benches and jigs I like the shellac that still has the wax after putting on 3 or 4 coats you can buff it with some 0000 steel wool and you get a surface that glue does not stick to.
Troy
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