Monitor Stand: The Varnishing...
Apr. 30th, 2023 11:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
carlfoxmartenVarnishing is hard. Especially since almost every woodworker I've been following on YouTube entirely skips over the whole process, going straight from "this is what it looks like before" to "this is what it looks like afterwards" in one jump cut.
What I really need is a text tutorial (NO, video tutorials do NOT work for me! I should write a post on why eventually...) that explains every step in the process. Also what to do when things look particular ways.
The very first thing I'd varnished was a small (four-inch in diameter) attempt at a wooden coaster, so a full paint brush basically drank more varnish than I was able to spread onto the surface. So I'd used a sponge brush instead, and it worked better in that situation.
In this situation, it didn't lay down enough varnish, and two thin coats didn't look like much.
Given the larger surface to cover, I brought the paintbrush back out, and it actually laid down enough varnish to almost look professional!
If it had been a smooth enough layer, I would have left it at that, but it needs sanding smooth again. Which means I need to know what grit of sandpaper to use to avoid making it worse...
What I really need is a text tutorial (NO, video tutorials do NOT work for me! I should write a post on why eventually...) that explains every step in the process. Also what to do when things look particular ways.
The very first thing I'd varnished was a small (four-inch in diameter) attempt at a wooden coaster, so a full paint brush basically drank more varnish than I was able to spread onto the surface. So I'd used a sponge brush instead, and it worked better in that situation.
In this situation, it didn't lay down enough varnish, and two thin coats didn't look like much.
Given the larger surface to cover, I brought the paintbrush back out, and it actually laid down enough varnish to almost look professional!
If it had been a smooth enough layer, I would have left it at that, but it needs sanding smooth again. Which means I need to know what grit of sandpaper to use to avoid making it worse...
