Favorite Woodturning Finishes

Ernie Conover shares his favorite wood finishes for woodturning and how to apply them to different types of projects.

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[bubba]

What an accomplished craftsman and articulate gentleman is Ernie!

[kenvasko]

Why haven't I seen this video sooner in my turning career? Good job Ernie. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experiences.

[attilakovacs]

Dear Ernie! Fantastic tutorial, just what a beginner hobby woodturner/luthier needs. Your deep knowledge and great experience really shines in this video. I absolutely love your practical, economical, no-fuss approach. At the same time it's clear that you strive for no less than absolute perfection. Congratulations and thank you! 👍❤️

[georgiannburdette]

Perfection as always..Thanks for sharing Ernie!

[monopinion]

Brilliant man. Learned knowledge over years of experience. We need to tap his brain for decades just to get a portion of his wisdom. We are lucky to learn from him. Thank you so much.🙏

[glencrandall]

Great finishing tips Ernie. Thank you for sharing.

[angusestcourt]

Hi Ernie, thank you, your tutorial was perfect and delivered with the obvious experience, i also loved the relaxed way you discuss various points. thank you

[stevefromlondon]

Thank you so much making & sharing your work I have learnt so much from you
Regards
Steve
UK London

[garyknable]

More knowledge in that mans pinky than I'll ever know. Great job Ernie

[anthonygreen]

Thank you so much. You are an inspiration.

[daveklein]

Ernie as a fellow Clevelander. I agree that Waterlux is awesome. Thank you the education

[LetsFigureThisOut]

I'm just getting started and this video really helped.

[dialtonedude]

I use 'Stop Loss Bags' to keep the finish fresh. The proprietary rubber funnel helps to do the transfer.

[robphone]

As always, very usefull and very well explained. Thank you for sharing this!

[megatamako]

Thanks Ernie, I can tell you have a whole lot of good knowledge from a lifetime of experience. I'm a novice woodturner, just purchased a new lathe today. I plan to watch all your videos. I am now a follower!

[johnnydutcher]

Helpful info and educational! Thank you!

[jimlight]

Enjoyed the education and appreciate you sharing your knowledge. I have hand carved wooden bowls for several years and originally used walnut oil as it is food safe and will not turn rancid. The lasy couple of years I have changed to Butcher block oil. It is also food safe as it is used daily in butcher shops. I like it a little better than walnut oil. Just another option for your followers to try. It can be found in many big box stores and most hardware stores. Jim

[tomc]

That walnut oil fixed up my chapped hands. Thanks for the tip!

[davidlang]

Use co2 blown into your waterlox before capping your can. Another less expensive method is to take a deep breath, hold until you need to breath, then blow into the can, quickly cap the can after. Old time painters used this to stop paint skin over in the closed can of paint, varnish, etc. I have done this for years and it works. The method greatly reduces the amount of oxygen in the stored can of whatever.

[billmarcus]

Absolutely stunning piece!!! Great info on oil rag safety!!!