{"id":11102,"date":"2019-04-01T17:57:05","date_gmt":"2019-04-02T00:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/?p=11102"},"modified":"2019-08-07T16:32:14","modified_gmt":"2019-08-07T23:32:14","slug":"video-the-perfect-wood-finish-for-dark-hardwoods-try-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/woodworking-projects\/video-the-perfect-wood-finish-for-dark-hardwoods-try-this\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: The Perfect Wood Finish for Dark Hardwoods? Try This."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"video-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/59YCeMvdY3Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen> frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-7\">\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-5\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">What&#8217;s a Great Wood Finish for Dark Woods?<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I made a hexagonal wine rack out of a dark exotic wood called Granadillo.&nbsp;<br \/>\n<em>Then I gave it a satin sheen clear finish.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 class=\"postheadline\">What are the Basics of Picking a Wood Finish?<\/h2>\n<p>I usually start by answering a few questions about my project before making a decision, and maybe this will help you too:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>How do I want (or need) to apply it?<\/li>\n<li>How fast do I want to get it done?<\/li>\n<li>Does it need special protection for any reason?<\/li>\n<li>What sheen do I want?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Once I answered those questions for this hexagonal wine rack project, I landed on sealer coat of <strong>dewaxed shellac<\/strong> followed up with 3 coats of <strong>aerosol satin lacquer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Why did I choose that? Have a seat, let&#8217;s discuss.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>First, I tested several finishes on a some sample boards. Tung oil, polyurethane, water based urethane, lacquer, and shellac.<\/p>\n<p>You know what I found?<\/p>\n<p>Hardly. Any. Difference. At. All.<\/p>\n<p>The appearance of the dark, earthy-red granadillo tones looked nearly identical with any finish. That took care of that.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Second, I&#8217;ve grown accustomed to using a light coat of dewaxed shellac as the first layer of finish before applying a lacquer or urethane. In the video I make the point that a light coat of dewaxed shellac dries super fast and sands smooth within seconds &#8211; I like that, I&#8217;ve used it a lot, I&#8217;m a creature of habit, so I continue to choose that as my first coat of finish.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s as simple as that, no secret knowledge or magic. It&#8217;s just a choice.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Third, aerosol lacquer seemed like a fine choice to answer the 4 questions above. Applying a finish to the hexagon wine rack by spraying made the most sense because it has a lot of tight spaces and a details &#8211; spray application makes quick work of it.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, a coat of lacquer dries within 30 minutes, so building up 3 coats only takes a couple hours. So, arguably it&#8217;s a handy finish to use when you&#8217;re in a hurry.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Fourth, I like a satin sheen &#8211; especially on these graceful, dark woods with an epicurean bent.<\/p>\n<p>There you go, folks. That&#8217;s the rhyme, that&#8217;s the reason.&nbsp;<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_1_placeholder\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Watch the video above to follow along with each step of the way, post your questions below.&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"253\" class=\"img-responsive aligncenter wp-image-9948 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/sustainably-sourced-lumber-400x253.jpg\" alt=\"sustainably sourced\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/sustainably-sourced-lumber.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/sustainably-sourced-lumber-150x95.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8\">\n<p>We stock a massive selection of Granadillo for your woodworking projects<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-success\" href=\"\/lumber\/granadillo.html\">View All Granadillo Lumber Now<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watch &#038; learn as we finish a hexagon-shaped wine rack made with Granadillo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11148,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,181,84,4],"tags":[24,28,61,11,67,114,180,109],"class_list":["post-11102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tips-tricks","category-videos","category-wood-finishing","category-woodworking-projects","tag-custom-woodworking","tag-exotic-wood","tag-finishing","tag-hardwood","tag-help","tag-polishing-wood","tag-wood-finishing","tag-woodworking-basics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11102"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12122,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11102\/revisions\/12122"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}