Just curious why you used a danish oil and a wipe on poly. Does the Danish oil not give a very durable finish? Will the Danish oil darken the wood slightly or show the depth of the grain better first? That's what I'm looking for a kind of depth to my wood grain but not really a different colour and obviously you used an oil based poly over the danish oil correct?
Poly is a much stronger finish than Danish oil. I use the Danish to enhance the grain and give it some depth. You can use oil or water based poly over danish oil just let the Danish oil dry completely - I generally wait a week to 10 days, although the can states that the danish oil is dry after 72 hours. If you use the water based Wipe-on Poly, the danish oil will add a warmth to the wood.
I am a total amateur but need to protect some new drawer fronts and cabinet doors, and a built in bookcase, all made with linear cut Birch veneer on Baltic Birch ply. I’m keeping the ply edges exposed (no edge banding) to highlight their ‘stripes’. I want protect the wood but obtain a matte finish that lets the beautiful grain shine, and retain the light color. With your advice, I got the Minwax wipe on poly, oil base. After I took the hourlong bus trip to the hardware store😢, I discovered this video on the way home. Now Im concerned that I don’t have any Danish oil. I’m wondering, do I need it? Based on the description of what I want to achieve, what do you recommend for such a light colored wood like birch?
Thanks for the advice. It made refinishing my mom's 30 year old solid oak table a lot less daunting of a challenge.
Right on! I am glad it helped.
I'm just starting to finish a 60" rubber wood desk top and really needed this advice for larger surfaces. Thanks!
Glad I could help, and thanks for watching!
Thank you for this video-trying to figure what to use on my mahogany chair...
You are so welcome! Thank you for watching.
Just found your channel! New subscriber here! Great content!!
Welcome aboard! And thanks for watching.
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Great video! Thank you. Is the Danish oil step necessary if using the wipe on poly over a gel stain?
No not at all, you can even apply Wipe on Poly by itself.
@@MadNerdWorkshop thank you for your quick reply
Just curious why you used a danish oil and a wipe on poly. Does the Danish oil not give a very durable finish? Will the Danish oil darken the wood slightly or show the depth of the grain better first? That's what I'm looking for a kind of depth to my wood grain but not really a different colour and obviously you used an oil based poly over the danish oil correct?
Poly is a much stronger finish than Danish oil. I use the Danish to enhance the grain and give it some depth. You can use oil or water based poly over danish oil just let the Danish oil dry completely - I generally wait a week to 10 days, although the can states that the danish oil is dry after 72 hours. If you use the water based Wipe-on Poly, the danish oil will add a warmth to the wood.
Thank you very much!!
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I am a total amateur but need to protect some new drawer fronts and cabinet doors, and a built in bookcase, all made with linear cut Birch veneer on Baltic Birch ply. I’m keeping the ply edges exposed (no edge banding) to highlight their ‘stripes’. I want protect the wood but obtain a matte finish that lets the beautiful grain shine, and retain the light color.
With your advice, I got the Minwax wipe on poly, oil base. After I took the hourlong bus trip to the hardware store😢, I discovered this video on the way home. Now Im concerned that I don’t have any Danish oil. I’m wondering, do I need it? Based on the description of what I want to achieve, what do you recommend for such a light colored wood like birch?