Fighting to get a really good finish? I finally figured out how to make my products look better.
I use a lot of river recovered hardwoods I get from a local dealer here. My wood of choice is Mahogany. I also use some locally sourced cherry and walnut.
I was noticing I was getting the fuzzies when applying oil or finish to my projects and realize despite my best efforts my sanding was just not good enough.
So here is what I do.
- Sand thru 80 and 120.
- Wet the wood
- Wipe off the excess
- Heat with heat gun (you don’t have to do this – you can simply let it dry) Do not sand it wet. The heat gun speeds the whole process up immensely.
- Hit it again with 120 or 180 grit
- I will sometimes repeat the wetting. If it still raises the grain I sometimes will do that a couple of times. Normally 1 time will do it.
- Blow it off with air or wipe down with a tack cloth.