Hey everybody. In the near future I’m looking to do a bunch of very basic shelving. Probably going to make some basic boxes with shelves so they can sit on the floor or be mounted to the walls.
Anyway, my question is, what sort of finish should I use? I have a lot of books to store and I don’t want any paint or finish to stick to books or whatever sits on them for long periods of time.
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52I take it from the second sentence that you're painting them. Polyurethane will go over paint and dry to a hard finish, won't stick. Don't' paint too thick, multiple thin coats and let it dry completely between coats.VaticanShotglass wrote: Wed Oct 18, 2023 6:48 pm Hey everybody. In the near future I’m looking to do a bunch of very basic shelving. Probably going to make some basic boxes with shelves so they can sit on the floor or be mounted to the walls.
Anyway, my question is, what sort of finish should I use? I have a lot of books to store and I don’t want any paint or finish to stick to books or whatever sits on them for long periods of time.
this stuff is 'generally' readily available, it's expensive but more forgiving, produces a nicer end product than your home depot / lowes variety.
https://generalfinishes.com/wood-finish ... hane-water
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53This barely counts as woodworking, but I have a wooden mortar and pestle I was given. It gets a fair amount of use, and I put some mineral oil on it when I do other wooden kitchen stuff.
There is a crack opening up in the mortar. What (if anything) can I use to seal it up so that it will still be OK to use with food? It must be filling up with ground spices, and doing anything with oil or other liquids in there can't be good for either it or the unfortunates who eat my food.
There is a crack opening up in the mortar. What (if anything) can I use to seal it up so that it will still be OK to use with food? It must be filling up with ground spices, and doing anything with oil or other liquids in there can't be good for either it or the unfortunates who eat my food.
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54Elmer's and a clamp?Dudley wrote: Thu Jun 27, 2024 12:04 pm This barely counts as woodworking, but I have a wooden mortar and pestle I was given. It gets a fair amount of use, and I put some mineral oil on it when I do other wooden kitchen stuff.
There is a crack opening up in the mortar. What (if anything) can I use to seal it up so that it will still be OK to use with food? It must be filling up with ground spices, and doing anything with oil or other liquids in there can't be good for either it or the unfortunates who eat my food.
We're headed for social anarchy when people start pissing on bookstores.
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55I think waterproof titebond is food safe? I’d imagine getting the bowl-shaped mortar clamped well is important, and you might consider using cauls, depending on the shape. I’d probably put some painters tape carefully along the seam so you don’t have to deal with the pain in the ass of glue squeeze-out.
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56Chances are your mortar/pestle cannot be glued reliably, there is likely tension on the wood and seasonal/humidity variation will make it move… I’d maybe fill the crack with propolis from a beehive
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57I think you're right about the gluing and the crack. Clamping is going to have zero effect - the bowl is a big chunk of wood, and there's zero movement. The crack runs with the swirling grain, and has closed a fair bit since I last used it.scrotescape 4 real wrote: Sat Jun 29, 2024 12:39 pm Chances are your mortar/pestle cannot be glued reliably, there is likely tension on the wood and seasonal/humidity variation will make it move… I’d maybe fill the crack with propolis from a beehive