Best finish for Walnut?

[nivek]

Looking for something to bring out the natural color and grain.

Thanks, nivek

[Charlie Self]

nivek asks:

What kind of use, though?

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[nivek]

Nothing special, just a bookcase.

Thanks, nivek

[Curly Woods]

Super blonde shellac. My personal favorite would be Orange shellac though as it really make Walnut glow IMHO.

[Lowell Holmes]

I agree with the shellac. Another option is Deft Oil, Danish Oil Finish. It supposedly has more varnish in it than other Danish oils.

[Old Nick]

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[Todd Fatheree]

When I was finishing a walnut telephone stand, I got a lot of recommendations for Waterlox, which is what I used.

todd

[Ian Dodd]

I just made a little hanging cabinet out of walnut for a community college class I was taking.

To finish it I used (the late) Tage Frid's "4F" finish (Frid's Fine, Fast Finish) as detailed on page 188 of Book 2.

If you don't have the book, it is basically laying on a liberal coat of Watco or linseed oil (not boiled, according to Frid) followed quicklt by a 3# cut of shellac. When the mixture gets tacky (just a few minutes, you rub out the oil/shellac combo with 000 steel wool. Afterwards a coat of wax is all it needs.

The color is natural, the grain livens up and the whole effect is very rich, yet the finish is simple and quick to apply. Naturally, you'll want to test it on a scrap to see for yourself.

Ian

[Bob G.]

=============== Most of my work is done in walnut and I generally use Watco followed by several coats of Butchers wax...

Bob Griffiths

[MikeG]

Danish oil. Tried and True if you can.

[MikeG]

Let me take that back Danish oil answer back.

First thing you have to decide is just how much protection the finish is going to be required to provide.

[Phil Hansen]

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