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06-18-2008, 05:56 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: May 2007 Location: New Mexico (they renovated the old one)
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|  Cherry Finishing I'm looking for a method to finish cherry to a semi-dark luster. Any thoughts?
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06-18-2008, 02:05 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Avon MN.
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| I saw a show on DYI called woodworks. He said to leave the wood in the sun a few hours every day and it will darken.
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06-18-2008, 02:26 PM
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| Grumpy Old Moderator  Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Galaxy far, far away
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 | Cherry darkens over time but as skeeter said you can accelerate that by putting it in the sun. Personally, I typically use either Danish or Tung Oil for cherry. If I want to add a shine to it, I spray it with several coats of either gloss or semi-gloss lacquer.
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06-18-2008, 02:37 PM
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| MrsTrout's Husband  Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hayward Calif.
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| there are a couple threads about.... Fuming cherry to make it darker with ammonia.. I've used this technique quite a bite to get different shades to my cherry.. Trout
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06-18-2008, 03:26 PM
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| Seasoned WV Veteran  Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Virginia, Born/Raised WV
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| I use Cherry stain (I like the gel) on it then Deft sand sealer and Deft satin finish. Chase
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06-18-2008, 03:57 PM
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| Intarsia Moderator  Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Eugene, Oregon
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| Since it will darken over time anyhow - why stain! I did a dachshund and had a show coming up so after finishing the cherry dachshund, I set the piece out in the sun for several days - then finished it. Just speeded up the process. Came out perfect! Darkened up quite a bit- and will continue to do so. dachshundpuppyweb.jpg |
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