Sep 29, 2023 · Synopsis: Delve into the details of oak wood, which boasts more than 500 different species across the world. For woodworking purposes, red oak and white oak are the main categories, and there are significant differences between them. Red oak is less expensive, has a warmer tone and coarser grain, and is often used for flooring and cabinetry.

Jan 30, 2008 · Red Oak is a very opened grain wood, so if you put a color on it, the grain darkens while the "new wood" takes the intended color. It actually finishes pretty evenly and there really is no fear of color blotches.

Dec 13, 2006 · The two vise kits (on sale over a period of 2 years) and the recycled Maple/Oak/Walnut for the four 2"X8"X 36" wood jaws added another $400. I don't think I could buy this size of 12' by 36" "T-Shaped" workbench, or its weight and mass, anywhere for a total of $850, plus the woods used blend well in color and work well together in their texture ...

Feb 7, 2000 · *Scott,I just finished a job that required black counter tops. I used red oak ply. My first attempt, on scrap, was with a water based black dye that yielded bad results. I followed the manufacturer's directions, but the dye would not penetrate the wood properly. I next tried a black water based color stain "Country Color" brand.

Dec 18, 2020 · Red oak is one of the easiest woods to stain just let it do its thing. The only problem may be that the conditioner may be already deeply in the pores of the wood after multiple applications. TheViking | Dec 19, 2020 04:06pm | #8

Feb 22, 2008 · While the oil/wood slurry may work somewhat with walnut or mahogany, the pores of red oak are so large that it's not going to be effective. Assuming you are not staining, you can apply a couple or three of coats of shellac, sand to the cut through point and do it again. I suspect it will take a lot of coats. (If you go this way use a fairly ...

Dec 18, 2011 · After bleaching the wood, applying a poly finish over the raw wood, then slowly darkening the stain with repeated (maybe 8) coats of gel stain, the customer has finally approved of the stain and grain pattern. I have applied 3 coats of MinWax antique Oil finish to give a soft luster as requested with a wonderful result.

Feb 7, 2006 · I wonder if anybody has any ideas on this. I’m building a bar out of standard red oak and plan on finishing it with a very dark stain. For the top, I was considering another hardwood with a contrasting color. My hardwood dealer has access to some exotics and all domestic lumber. I’d like to use something that’s not crazy expensive.

Aug 29, 2013 · For flatsawn red-oak, the value is .0037. Now we multiply those three values together. IE: [.0037 x 8 x 10] = .296-in., which is roughly 5/16-in. Therefore, my drawer fronts should be cut to a width of 8-in. minus 5/16. Final drawer front and side widths: 7-11/16-in. Wood Movement Values Chart

Dec 31, 2002 · I went to the lumber yard and bought a 7′ length of 4/4 quartersawn red oak to “learn” on. ($15) I think I might have made the wrong choice. The shavings are not exactly of the quality I saw coming off the instructional video I sent off for. The red oak renders a very grainy, very thick shaving at the minimum plane setting the board will ...