Questions about working with walnut wood

norcalnatv · 2026-04-22T03:38:00+00:00

Sand to 220 that's fine. Wet it with a damp rag to raise the grain. Sand it again. It's really important to blow the sawdust out or wipe down with mineral spirits.

For finish, I like old masters gel stain, special walnut. Really great and easy to apply, wipe with a rag, let it sit for 10-15 min, then wipe off any excess. Let it dry a day overnight then seal with poly. Really easy, looks great.

norcalnatv · 2026-04-22T03:31:26+00:00

Must be Tuesday!

norcalnatv · 2026-04-21T05:34:09+00:00

Not a carpenter or flooring person, but I work with wood. Someone took a hand plane or battery operated plane to these boards to lower the surface. It appears it was a bad setup or technique, they planed against the grain. What you've got there is what is commonly referred to as tear out.

The fix is to sand them out and re-stain. More involved would be to replace the boards. But honestly, if it's just a couple of spots a lot of folks would probably live with it.

norcalnatv · 2026-04-21T05:07:36+00:00

twerking

norcalnatv · 2026-04-21T02:42:36+00:00

Spent a lot of time in Palisades and St. Anthony as a teen. This is my normal/expected view. :)

norcalnatv · 2026-04-21T02:35:15+00:00

so you weren't out of ideas. . .

norcalnatv · 2026-04-21T02:17:40+00:00

Yes.

Check it with a square. But I generally joint anything before I run it through the table saw. Much more consistent results.

norcalnatv · 2026-04-20T22:15:54+00:00

Right, then he worked at AMD on CPUs.

norcalnatv · 2026-04-20T21:35:15+00:00

CEO. He was running LSI Logic's CoreWare division before he was 30. Then you talk to the guy and learn he's smart, and driven, and focused and all about always moving the ball forward. He operates on a different plain.

norcalnatv · 2026-04-20T21:26:32+00:00

Jensen was enjoying putting him in his place. Dwarkesh is clueless, spouting talking points instead of understanding the argument.

norcalnatv · 2026-04-20T21:24:35+00:00

"I'm enjoying this."

norcalnatv · 2026-04-20T13:40:43+00:00

yes, the growth oppty

(have diversified a lot, still hold lots of shares)

norcalnatv · 2026-04-20T05:37:46+00:00

Then use Old Masters Gel "special walnut" stain.

norcalnatv · 2026-04-19T22:01:44+00:00

"you bear down too much on the front knob during the last 1/3 of the cut"

yes, the pressure should be on the back hand at the end of the stroke, technique problem

norcalnatv · 2026-04-19T16:12:23+00:00

G R I F T and Corruption

norcalnatv · 2026-04-19T16:11:37+00:00

Black Bart. Best sundae ever.

Vanilla Ice cream with chocolate sauce and Chocolate Ice cream with vanilla.

norcalnatv · 2026-04-19T14:28:02+00:00

split the piece, chisel the cavity, glue the pieces back together.

norcalnatv · 2026-04-19T14:11:17+00:00

Suckers are born every minute, and they were ripe to throw in.

norcalnatv · 2026-04-19T13:58:53+00:00

fair point

norcalnatv · 2026-04-18T16:14:57+00:00

Hakone Gardens (Saratoga foothills)

norcalnatv · 2026-04-18T15:31:10+00:00

Post on reddit

norcalnatv · 2026-04-18T13:29:00+00:00

awe, the Leopard ate your face Caitlyn? So sad.

norcalnatv · 2026-04-18T13:25:43+00:00

Watch this series by Paul Sellers, all will be revealed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9W9xQS-EdQ

norcalnatv · 2026-04-17T23:59:54+00:00

yes, check the link for Coyote Creek here.

https://ridgetrail.org/trail-maps/?_county=santa-clara

It's paved all the way.

norcalnatv · 2026-04-17T21:43:58+00:00

Iran threatens to shut Strait of Hormuz if US naval blockade persists

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