October 8, 20223 yr On 10/7/2022 at 2:40 AM, jose said: I just post it in other thread but I think that it´s a very cool. Many hours for make this thing,,, I saw that a few years ago and for a while followed his building of V2.0, I wonder if he ever finished it?
October 8, 20223 yr Okay wood peoples, what are your preferred finishes for the outdoor stick furniture? I use penetrating oil for the cedar sticks but contemplating a Halcyon boat varnish, teak oil, something else for the Sapele/White Oak lounge chair. Probably 30% sun and direct rain/snow exposure.
October 8, 20223 yr Author There is no maintenance free finish. Every outdoor finish will need work over time. The only maintenance free finish is no finish. But if you don't want a silver/grey oxidation, then I think a spar varnish or boat finish is probably your best option.
October 8, 20223 yr Le Tonkinois is a natural non plastic boat varnish that is excellent. Doug turned me on to it. The Marine Varnish No. 1 is meant for boats and other exposed woods. My only concern is how dense and oily the sapele is -- the Tonkinois didn't penetrate and bond with ipe as well as I hoped. http://www.tarsmell.com/number_one.html
October 8, 20223 yr 28 minutes ago, Voltron said: My only concern is how dense and oily the sapele is You guys must have used very different sapele than I did
October 8, 20223 yr Author Doug is right. If it's actually Sapele, the Le Toninois or any other marine varnish should be a great match. If it doesn't penetrate, then it's something other than Sapele. Having seen pics of the wood, I'm sure it's a Mahogany derivative of some sort, and therefore should take the top coat well. I had forgotten about the Le Tonkinois. It is a beautiful, durable and more natural finish. It has held up beautifully on Al's garage door in the city. And that door is somewhat near the ocean, so it's not an easy environment.
October 8, 20223 yr I have total boat Halcyon, so Halcyon it is as I have too much stupid shit to do this weekend to go shopping. So far just put the Total Boat varnish sealer on.
October 8, 20223 yr Author The Total Boat will work just fine. At some point it will start flaking and need to be refinished. No way of knowing how many years down the road that will be. Total Boat is a quality finish though! It's looking gorgeous Jeff!
October 9, 20223 yr 11 hours ago, dsavitsk said: You guys must have used very different sapele than I did I was just saying that I didn't know if sapele had those qualities, rather than suggesting it did. The garage door and the front door in SF are mahogany, and the Tonkinois is doing remarkably well in the damp sea air and fog. That looks great Jeff, and the two woods go together beautifully.
October 9, 20223 yr On 10/8/2022 at 12:24 PM, n_maher said: I saw that a few years ago and for a while followed his building of V2.0, I wonder if he ever finished it? He is working on V3
October 9, 20223 yr So I ended up putting the legs on but I am not entirely sure I trust the 150 hipster’s design to hold real people weights. It is just two areas of glue up and 4 2” screws per side (my addition). Trying to figure out some kind of reinforcement I can throw on the chair so I don’t get sued when it collapses under someone.
October 9, 20223 yr Author The legs are splayed a bit, but it still seems to me that most of the weight is placed in a downward force on the legs themselves. Not the joints. As for the screws, they are holding the weight horizontaly, not vertically. So there's no danger of the screws pulling out. It's all about the shear strength of the screw, not the holding power of the threads. It seems like a pretty sound design to me. A piece connecting the front and back legs, down low would add a lot of strength, but probably take away from the overall esthetic.
October 11, 20223 yr I really need to hire an intern for finish work. I suck massively, especially when doing a million angles as I get at least one streak in every coat. As good as I can get it.
October 11, 20223 yr It came out great Jeff! And it seems you haven't ended up on the ground in a pile of sticks so it is holding together!
October 11, 20223 yr Just to make Doug shake his head in disgust, I upgraded the Dewalt planer during the two day sale at Grizzly. I KNOW, I should have just bought a Hammer combo. I am not a smart man.
October 17, 20223 yr It is in the shop. Now just need a way to lift it off the pallets and put it on to the rolling base.
October 18, 20223 yr “Clean Joe Greene” is mobile and ready for set up. Thanks to another heavy weight green machine.
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