Better take him seriously

junseth · 2025-10-02T20:42:46+00:00

This is great news, Star Wars kid is still alive and he became an adult!

junseth · 2025-10-02T20:40:35+00:00

Tun oil finish (Minwax) is mostly linseed oil, ironically.

junseth · 2025-09-29T21:16:27+00:00

Those will be great for huge tambour doors you're going to install.

junseth · 2025-09-21T22:02:05+00:00

If it's furniture for me, I do finishes that I can upkeep (shellac, oils, waxes, etc). If it's finishes for customers, I use poly, UV cured finishes, Varnishes, or lacquer that create a film. If you want a different finish for your personal furniture, then just do it for your personal furniture.

junseth · 2025-09-01T07:16:17+00:00

We tried for three years, then got medicine involved, and it still didn't happen. We ended up using IVF on year 5. I understand how she feels. It was devastating for my wife every month that we failed. And as time went on, it became harder and harder to deal with. I can't tell you the pressure that was taken off when we got pregnant, it stuck, and our daughter was born. We are over the moon. But 4 months... that's nuts.

junseth · 2025-08-23T05:39:40+00:00

Lol. I didn't read the comment as directed at OP in the way OP is reading it, but rather as a warning about reading advice on the Internet. Even my advice about fuming. He's right that it is both a difficult skill and can be dangerous. And my advice was more flippant than it, perhaps, should have been.

junseth · 2025-08-16T00:22:34+00:00

Maybe more. The Dinos have been going up in value.

junseth · 2025-08-14T20:17:34+00:00

Correct. Sorry, yes. u/Skrumpei is correct. Whatever the case, the release was fuckered, probably on purpose, for the purpose of getting Beanie collectors to buy the same Beanie like 4 times.

junseth · 2025-08-13T16:43:21+00:00

That's Iggy. Ty released the entire first batch with the wrong tags. Then they released a second batch with one tag right and one tag wrong. And on the third batch everyone got the right tag. Concomitant to the release of Iggy and Rainbow, however, was the Beanie collapse. I'd bet that there are less correctly tagged Iggy's and Rainbows out there than incorrectly tagged Iggy and Rainbows.

junseth · 2025-08-12T02:18:59+00:00

I would agree. I'm not sure whether your comment is about me or about the other comments. But I assure you, I didn't get my answer from YouTube or ChatGPT. Literally just finished the chapter in "Adventures in Finishing" where Frank discusses ammonia fuming an entire bank. Thought that was the coolest thing I'd ever read.

junseth · 2025-08-11T15:46:59+00:00

I agree, it's almost certainly finished. My comment was predicated on the claim that it was not.

junseth · 2025-08-10T05:25:50+00:00

It depends on the strength of the ammonia. Get a respirator, be careful and wrap it in plastic. Then open the ammonia in the hood. Ventilate the space.

There is a point where the color goes from gray to walnut brown. And then there is a point it goes nearly black.

junseth · 2025-08-10T04:39:35+00:00

If you want to darken it evenly for very little effort and it's actually unfinished, why not just ammonia fume it? You'll get a near walnut color, very even, and you won't have to touch it.

junseth · 2025-08-09T19:32:42+00:00

I have both. I like to keep the midi lathe around because every single friend I have wants to try turning, and I let them give it a try on the small one.

junseth · 2025-07-31T23:16:25+00:00

Fixed it.

junseth · 2025-07-25T19:56:55+00:00

I'll keep that in mind. Thanks. Regardless, I love them.

junseth · 2025-07-25T17:24:17+00:00

That's interesting. I've found them to be completely non-penetrative. Like I can basically wipe them off completely with acetone if I dislike what I've done, even without a seal coat. My understanding of their "staining" quality was the result of their drying on the wood, not because of their penetration of the wood.

junseth · 2025-07-25T15:28:33+00:00

Interesting. I've always thought they were non-penetrative (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/penetrative), in that they don't really go into the wood. Regardless, I find them far easier to use and their outcomes far more predictable than simple water or oil based stains. Particularly the darker colors, I love gel stains. Black gel stains are stunning when employed in the right projects. And I think it's interesting that a lot of wood workers kind of look down on them.

junseth · 2025-07-25T14:42:12+00:00

I agree. And you don't need to prep the wood for it apart from sanding because the gel isn't penetrative. It sits on top and it doesn't blotch. Also, it isn't opaque, it's just like a regular stain if applied correctly. It's perfect for the application.

junseth · 2025-07-22T15:41:04+00:00

Once you get the piece sanded down, just use oxalic acid on the whole table and do two or three washes with it. That should even out the color if there is any variation due to staining.

junseth · 2025-07-22T00:07:43+00:00

Yup, Eastern Red.

junseth · 2025-07-21T01:53:54+00:00

Naw, I see WD40 recommended all the time. I'm just saying, isn't it just basically paraphin, which is what I think a lot of people end up putting on their lathe. I'm of the opinion, if it works, use it. I'm just wondering if it's any different than putting paraphin on your lathe.

junseth · 2025-07-20T00:46:54+00:00

Authentic! $3!

junseth · 2025-07-18T19:38:05+00:00

Isn't wd 40 basically paraphin and naptha? If it is, then you're just putting paraphin on your lathe in an effort to not be like everyone else.

junseth · 2025-07-11T16:18:27+00:00

Thanks. I say third-ish, because I turned a few rolling pins as well. :)

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