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As far as I can tell, pine can't be finished. (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 years ago by captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works to c/woodworking@lemmy.ca
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I've found my finishing problem: I'm building things out of pine.

Traditional stain, gel stain, urethane, tung oil, danish oil...on oak, cherry or maple many of these look fine. No matter what I put on pine, it comes out looking like a septic prolapse.

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[โ€“] averagedrunk@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Pine is so soft and the pores are so big that it soaks up everything. For me, pine is for painting.

[โ€“] youRFate@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago

Some woods are meant for the oven.

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