brist Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 Hello all, I have a situation that has me a bit stumped. I have made a silverware chest from what i think is lacey oak but I am not sure. ( made from pallet wood) It has keyed miters and feet made from cocobolo and an inlay of a cluster of grapes on the top. The grapes are kingwood and the leaves are Wenge. I have started to finish it with tung oil. Here is the problem: the tung oil drys very well on the oak and wenge but is seeming to take forever to dry on the cocobolo and kingwood. (cocobolo more so than the kingwood) Is this due to the oil in these woods already or is it their density/porous nature? Will it dry eventually? I hope all is not lost because I am pretty proud of it so far. Advise or critisism is appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoboMonk Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 Which brand of Tung Oil? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 i would think its just because one type of wood will have more oil in it then others, also it could be because one type could be air dried and the other is kiln dried. kiln dried wood is usualy drier then air dried and will suck up finish more readly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darnell Hagen Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Dense oily exotics are like that. I had the same problem with ebony, days later the oil is still sticky. The nice thing is that it wipes off, and that those woods finely sanded and polished don't benefit from oil. They will lacquer fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Pants Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 You can also hit them with a washcoat of shellac to put a barrier between your finish and any oils, wipe the woods down with a little naptha first to remove the oil from the top and then use a finish. The other alternative, and one I find can works great on woods like that is buffing. The Beale (sp?) system is great,buffing and the wax brings out a tremendous lustre in many exotics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanLincoln Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 Do not apply 100% Tung Oil over an existing finish, nor over wax, polish or grease. All of these must first be removed because the oil must penetrate into the wood. Just follow the simple label directions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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