Hi was curious if anyone has ever made a cedar cup, Dont know what i was thinking but took a piece of cut off and made a neat little cup it is my third piece of wood that i have turned after a little reading i saw that i could use mineral oil and it would finish ok.. My big question though is did i make the right decision in using mineral oil or did i just mess up one of my first projects? any feedback would be great.
Hi was curious if anyone has ever made a cedar cup, Dont know what i was thinking but took a piece of cut off and made a neat little cup it is my third piece of wood that i have turned after a little reading i saw that i could use mineral oil and it would finish ok.. My big question though is did i make the right decision in using mineral oil or did i just mess up one of my first projects? any feedback would be great.
Hi was curious if anyone has ever made a cedar cup, Dont know what i was thinking but took a piece of cut off and made a neat little cup it is my third piece of wood that i have turned after a little reading i saw that i could use mineral oil and it would finish ok.. My big question though is did i make the right decision in using mineral oil or did i just mess up one of my first projects? any feedback would be great.
Hi was curious if anyone has ever made a cedar cup, Dont know what i was thinking but took a piece of cut off and made a neat little cup it is my third piece of wood that i have turned after a little reading i saw that i could use mineral oil and it would finish ok.. My big question though is did i make the right decision in using mineral oil or did i just mess up one of my first projects? any feedback would be great.
On Feb 19, 5:29 am, snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com wrote: FOUR TIMES!
Gil,
You didn't mess up your cedar cup using the mineral oil. Were you thinking of using the cup or is it just for show? I turn a lot of cedar. Any finish will turn it brighter red and the color will stay but the smell will not. I like no finish, the color will dull and turn brownish but the smell will stay. You will have to sand the cup, with 400 grit, after awhile to revitalize the aroma but it will keep the aroma for years.
If I'm making something to be used, cup or bowl or platter, I use either just a pure oil or no oil and just buff with the wax wheel with minimum wax. People don't want to either worry about a "finish" nor have to learn how to replace a finish, they just want to use the item. There's no finish on rolling pins, cutting boards or wooden spoons, they just grow more beautiful and silkier with use.
Ruth
Hi, Ruth!
Mr. Gilmyn, you didn't mess up the cup, but you need to get rid of the "bounce" in your send key. ;-)
If you're going to drink from it, it might mess with the flavor of what you drink. I made some goblets and after a lot of research (and testing of the best finishes suggested) found that Varathane® Diamond Water-Based Polyurethane did not soften or get milky with water or alcohol. The smell of the cedar will definitely mess with wine.
PS, I only put the varathane on the inside where the drinks would be, so the outside could breathe and because I liked the matte finish of the wood with oil, so the smell of the wood (olive:
I have made some small cedar bowls to hold candy. We have plenty oc cedar (Juntiper) here in central Texas
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