Finishing Walnut

⚙️ SHOW NOTES — EPISODE #172: A beautiful native hardwood, walnut is my personal favorite, and it’s surprisingly friendly to finishing. Tonight I’ll show a few different methods for finishing walnut in order to get great results and make the most of your next walnut project. Maybe this will be timely for some of you completing a project you've made in walnut. (Closed Captioned)

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[jimserhant]

I came across your channel by accident, researching the best finishing techniques for walnut cabinets. I’m calling it a happy accident & instantly subscribed. Thank you for the informative content. Now if I can only find the Mohawk Burnt Umber in quart size lol.

[danfall]

This is the best walnut finishing video I have found on utube. I have some stair treads with a mixed bag of kd/ad nut. I’m gonna use sealcoat first, no dyes. Thanks

[hans-hinrichthedens]

Great to find this! Last summer I refinished a set of Nakashima chairs and a side board. I used what they recommended: Southerland Welles. The result was not perfect but I was still extremely happy about how it turned out.

[chriskovaly]

You and the camera lady are the best. Thank you for all of the videos and knowledge, have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

[slhasebroock]

Another great session! Love walnut! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

[joshwalker]

Wonderful and informative video as always, thanks for all your hard work!

[paulnordin]

I'm late to the party on this video, but I finally tried the Mohawk Burnt Umber glaze on a slab of walnut and OMG, what an amazing color it brought out! A thousand thanks for that amazing tip, as well as all the others in this video. Cheers

[hangdogit]

I made a Mountain Dulcimer out of Walnut many years ago. I still remember the smell -- or "fragrance" -- quite nice, very earthy with a deep sweetness.

What a wood! Gives great nuts, smells great and looks FANTASTIC! And yes Tung Oil and.or Waterlox are THE BEST. Used them mant times.

My best use so far it so far was ona a solid Teak sitting bench for the shower. I put about 6 coats of Tung Oil on it over 6 days, then Waterlox due to its wet location (Tung Oil is water-resistant but not water-proof), Then waterlox. Looks brand new after years in the shower!

Note though: In return for its beauty, Tung Oil is probably the HARdest finish to apply -- takes lots of patience, with buffing between coats with 0000 steel wool and tack cloths!

[blacksmithnc]

Thanks Tom, I love to work with walnut. I am presently finishing air dried countertops with Waterlox and it is a beautiful finish.
I used Tung oil finish by Minwax previously that I liked but the Waterlox is my new go to for my walnut.
As far as the knot holes i use clear epoxy.

[Superset]

Just did a 6’x40” walnut kitchen table and I saw a couple imperfections in the wood. Probably like you said it may have been kiln dried but I still like it. I used walrus butter to finish.

[davehiggins]

Great video. Im going to try that tongue oil on the walnut slab i just purchased for a bar top. Tried gun stock stain makes it kinda orange.on the sap wood. Not bad though.

[michaelgreethurst]

Great show lots of good information looking forward to another good year. You are such an awesome show and presentation, you and Kris have a wonderful Christmas 🎄 and a happy new year.

[MrToms]

Thank You Happy holidays. BTW several local central wi suppliers are installing vacuum kilns. Do you know if they use steam?

[jd]

I used this walnut finish tech on a project and can't seem to keep Mohawk glaze from being removed in spots. help

[kerryb]

I want to make my walnut hardwood floors lighter or even grey...is this possible?

[stypvyh]

Any suggestions for where to buy the Mohawk glaze? No distributors near me. I do see the glaze on Amazon but not sure I should trust the seller.

[thehickorylanewoodshed]

If Kiln dried, can the wood be sanded and bring out the original color?

[daveengstrom]

Thanks for this video. Finishing sometimes scares me because it can ruin a project. Its my least favorite part of woodworking.

[SSTATRE]

Staining Black Walnut -- You realize that is a sin right