Wood Turner's Finish (hybrid)
WTF is a non-toxic water/oil urethane hybrid for use on wood turnings, salad bowls, and other lathe turned projects. It produces a rich amber tone and dries to recoat in minutes. Click here for a guide for spray tip sizes.
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Wood Turners Finish by Robert Greenberg
I turned a segmented pen to see how well the finish would fill. It exceeded my expectation. It was so much easier to apply and finish then the CA finish I have been using and the big bonus if I didn't have to deal with the fumes.
Yesterday I turned a pen using tulipwood. The ease in applying the finish was amazing. Six light coats, no raised grain and the finish was so good that I didn't even have to buff it.
My next project on the learning curve was a stopper made with Kingwood. Again the ease of application and the finish exceeded my expectation. As usual for me , I used more then one drop of CA glue when one would be enough so I got some on the finish. I wiped it off ( left a residual ) and waited 24 hours and then buffed the piece with the Beall Buffing System. The Woodturners Finish, as you can see, withstood the buffing process and I ended up with a wonderful finish.
Robert F. Greenberg
Past president of the Wine Country Woodturners
Founding member and Past President of the Atlanta Woodturners Guild
Turned Bowls with Wood Turners Finish
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Finally: THE Perfect Finish for Turnings
WTF has all the qualities I want in a finish for turned objects. It can be applied with the work still on the lathe. It goes on beautifully when wiped on with a cloth at low RPM. (It actually goes on beautifully with everything I've tried so far: a paper towel, synthetic or natural fan brushes, foam sponge and old tshirt.) It dries to recoat in about five minutes, yet is thin enough to level perfectly. Four easy coats in 20 minutes--most of the time without even sanding in between--leaves a durable gloss finish with a hint of amber. From there, it can be rubbed to whatever level of polish desired: from satin to gloss.
I haven't tried it on any "difficult" woods yet (cocobolo, verawood, teak, etc.), but if it works as well on those as GF's High Performance Poly, it will easily take its place as my favorite finish. Actually, it takes that spot regardless.
If General Finishes keeps a "wish list" anywhere, I wish that WTF had UV blockers like HPP (the only finish I've found that keeps woods from changing color for an astonishingly long time).
Still, WTF is the finish I've been looking for since I started turning.
--RR
SF Bay Area, CA
Wood Turners - My New Go-to Finish!
Dear Folks,
I just received my Wood Turners Finish, this afternoon, and tried it on a previously unfinished handle. This stuff is great! The finish is very easy to apply, 5 coats in less than 1 hour and could have probably done it in 15 minutes but I was afraid to touch the surface to see if it was wet or dry. This will become my new go-to finish on the lathe!
Thank you for the opportunity to try this great new product!
Lewis Kauffman
Hobbyist Lewis Kauffman
Wood Turners Finish is a Home Run!
You hit it out of the park with this one. Works exactly as claimed. Dries in no time. Buffed to a great finish same morning!
The only thing I would love to have is some UV protection but I'll live without it if I have to.
Regards,
Isaac Karpel
