Julio Navarro
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I am almost done sanding the frame and raised panels for my kitchen island. I need to match the finish on the existing cabinets which is a typical maple honey sort of finish. Very typical for track homes.
But what I want to know is, what sort of finish is best for ash, regardless of color or tint, In terms of what the wood best absorbs and covers and so forth.
Here is a shot of the dry fit. It actually fits perfect (although, you can see one of the rails moved before I took the shot) and I was able to sand out all the burns.
AND, amazingly enough there was no tear out!! I was very happy since a few of the raised panels were routed against the grain. It was very hard for me to tell the grain direction of this very hard wood. But I love the grain and color of it.
One thing that did happen, and I will post it in another forum, is that my router bit chipped half way through the routing of the panels. But that's a story for another day.
Any way, any suggestions on the finish will be great.
Thanks.
But what I want to know is, what sort of finish is best for ash, regardless of color or tint, In terms of what the wood best absorbs and covers and so forth.
Here is a shot of the dry fit. It actually fits perfect (although, you can see one of the rails moved before I took the shot) and I was able to sand out all the burns.
AND, amazingly enough there was no tear out!! I was very happy since a few of the raised panels were routed against the grain. It was very hard for me to tell the grain direction of this very hard wood. But I love the grain and color of it.
One thing that did happen, and I will post it in another forum, is that my router bit chipped half way through the routing of the panels. But that's a story for another day.
Any way, any suggestions on the finish will be great.
Thanks.