Diy Question

[Evans Electric]

Although now 8-15 pm  am awaiting delivery of a bookcase . 

Ordered the wrong one last week , too small ,wife's fault, clicked the wrong doo-dah.   So they're swapping them at no extra charge , which I thought was very fair of them .  Their terms state if the goods are not faulty /damaged , delivery @ £40  would be payable . 

Pine Solutions .com      Seems very good quality.

Anyway   , advice needed , we have some beeswax for some oak furniture , could we give it a finish it with that or should I get some varnish ?      Its pine . The one they sent looks great but too small . 

Could try the beeswax on the back I guess.

 

[ProDave]

Try it on the one you are sending back to see if you like it :coat

 

[M107]

You'll need to put a fair few coats on as the bee's wax will soak in & will show marks from water/alcohol or hot items if placed or spilt on it, you could put a coat or two of lacquer on first as a sealant.........that's what my old man does.

 

[Marvo]

If it's the kind of pine you can make a dent in with your fingernail it would probably be better to varnish which should make it more durable. I'd say wax is better for harder woods.

 

[Evans Electric]

I'll go with the varnish then ,  thanks guys.

 

[kerching]

Right then, option 3

2  or 3 coats of Sanding  Sealer

finish off with beeswax

in my opinion for what it is worth....see wife for details,       Beeswax will allow the wood to attain a patina with age , varnish wont. But what do I know?

just....getting wood

 

[OnOff]

I French polished a gun stock once.........don't! :lol:

I settled on Linseed oil and stuck with that. Used to be able to ellicit a Pavlovian response from my retriever - let it sniff the oil bottle and it would think we were going shooting!

You might consider Linseed oil for the bookcase.

 

[kerching]

Option 4 ........Brushing Wax.

used it to great effect when trying to get a matching finish on my detail and infil pieces for my Oak Kitchen project

made by Ronseal

 

[Andy™]

option 5... if it aint broke, dont fix it

 

[kerching]

option 5... if it aint broke, dont fix it

I had a sign made to go,over my late Father's Office Door......"Head of Problem Creation".... When all was going smoothly he would create a problem that he could then "fix"

 

[Evans Electric]

Changed mind at last minute & went with clear wax polish .     

 

[pewter]

Wax has a better look and finnish but needs more maintenance.

Floors for example that are waxed need to be waxed regular to keep it in good shape. Wax finnish looks so much better.

Sealant/ varnish is harder wearing and needs less maintenance.

If you want to switch from wax to sealant, or sealant to wax then the old finnish needs to be completely removed (sanding) before putting on a different finnish.

According to my mate the wood floor dude

 

[Marvo]

Good thing about wax is you can teach the wife to maintain it whereas varnishing is a job that's more difficult to palm off.