Darkening a linseed oil finish

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8th September 2013, 12:38 PM
Nudenut

Darkening a linseed oil finish

Hi Guys,

I've made a jewellery box out of Jarrah with Hoop Pine drawers for my wife. I've applied a number of coats of the Raw Linseed Oil that looks great on the Jarrah but is too orange on the pine. Is there something I could apply over the linseed oil on the Hoop Pine to achieve a darker finish. I'm a novice and am only just finding my feet so don't want anything too complicated. Any help would be appreciated.

Cheers,
Richard
22nd October 2013, 03:48 PM
Plane as Day

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Originally Posted by Nudenut

Hi Guys,

I've made a jewellery box out of Jarrah with Hoop Pine drawers for my wife. I've applied a number of coats of the Raw Linseed Oil that looks great on the Jarrah but is too orange on the pine. Is there something I could apply over the linseed oil on the Hoop Pine to achieve a darker finish. I'm a novice and am only just finding my feet so don't want anything too complicated. Any help would be appreciated.

Cheers,
Richard

Hi Richard, maybe put a light coat of Shellac on the pine might help:cool:

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