Ok, I hope this doesn’t make me sound to much like an idiot but I was at Lowe’s Saturday and bought a piece of select pine not because I needed it but because I’m almost positive it is quilted!! I don’t have a digital camera nor could I use one or I would post pics. Is this even possible? I’ve never heard of quilted pine. Any responses would be appreciated.
Ryan
Edited 3/20/2006 4:09 pm ET by RyanC
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The crate my jointer came in had a quilted surface; I don't know what species it was but it looked cool. I bought some quilted purpleheart recently as well, not a species you see described that way often "Quilted Purpleheart: $8.40 bf" hehe.
How do you plan on making the grain pop on your purpleheart? I tried a method for guitars but the pine accepts stain to blotchily(<--I'll have to add that word to my personal dictionary) for a good look. I thought I would try boiled linseed oil, but I don't know. Any ideas?
Thanks in advance, Ryan
I'm going to test tung oil on scrap after I mill up my parts. I've got relatively little confidence it'll retain this quilted look as the color fades, as purpleheart will do.
Maybe I should post a question on this topic myself! I just know the stock is amazing right now...My goal is for my work to outlast me. Expect my joinery to get simpler as time goes by.
Thanks, that was my second idea.
Pine will on occasion develop grain patterns that are normally only seen in hardwoods. They can be quite striking and should be treated in terms of cutting and finishing like a figured hardwood.
John White, Shop Manager, Fine Woodworking Magazine
Thank you, I knew I wasn't crazy. lol.
Ryan
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