kissdude

what are the main carestics of walnut ? pleas help i need a responce asap
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kissdude

mdlbldrmatt135

http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_bas..._Handbook.html

JON BELL

remember to pack the pores!

kissdude

thankyou guys you helped alot

Dvoigt

Wait, what does that mean?

Boardman

Walnut has pinhead-like open pores which will show up if when the finish of poly or whatever is applied. People will use thing like sanding sealer if they're going for a glass-like finish. Others, like myself, won't do this because their preference is a more "natural" appearance. Strictly a matter of personal taste - neither way is "right" or "wrong." You can also fill the pores by wet sanding with something like BLO.

And kissdude - you'll probably find walnut to be one of the easiest and enjoyable woods to work with...looks great, works great, and smells great when you saw it.

kissdude

thanks i was going to ask the same question and do you guys recamend any other fourums ?

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Rob

I love working with walnut. I very seldom fill the pores but do give the raw wood a coat of orange shellac before finishing. It really warms the look.

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kissdude

hay rob thats the best signeture so far i like that one

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Rob

It should read "Never lick a steak knife that Daren has sharpened"

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Rob

Just saw that you are from Bisbee AZ. That's the town where the movie "3:10 To Yuma" was portrayed. Good flick, BTW.

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kissdude

thats even better u should check out my other posts

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Boardman

I used to live in Tucson and was in Bisbee many times. Nice little town, if you don't mind stairs and walking uphill.

LITLHOF

Hey Kissdude: Along with all the other wonderful qualities of walnut, and I have use right smart of it, don't forget it has very toxic dust. Be sure use use a mask when you power sand. The walnut chips that come from your planer might look like they'd make attractive mulch, but they would kill most plants. I love walnut, but I have learned the hard way the truth of what I am telling you. Best regards, Walt Rollison/Littlhof.

TexasTimbers

I lick the fatty yummy residue off the flat of steak knives everytime I eat steak .... Maybe it shoul read "Never lick the cutting edge of a steak knife; especially one Daren has sharpened."

Good points. And don't forget if you have horses make sure you never let 'em come around the woodshop or sawmill when you are cutting walnut. Horses can have a sever reaction and can even die from getting a whiff of the stuff.

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kissdude

texas that sounds discusting

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drcollins804

Not just power sanding. I have to use a mask when ever I am scrollsawing in walnut or it tends to make me sick after 20 or 30 minutes and the bad taste in your mouth stays with you for a long time.