Tung oil on red cedar

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This is the base of an old office chair that I started to clean using a scraper (on the ugliest of brown paint) and then fine sand paper and finally applied first layer of Tung oil. Really happy that it has caused some grain to be exposed. Thought I would share to show what Tung oil can do with red cedar.

Base sanded 01.jpgBase sanded 02.jpgBase sanded and oiled Tung oil 01.jpgBase sanded and oiled Tung oil 02.jpgBase sanded and oiled Tung oil 04.jpg

[crowie]

Tung Oil is great
I do a mixture of Tung Oil 30%, Clear Satin Polyurethane 40% and Turps 30% for all my toys and projects.
The grain and colour just pops with the Tung Oil!!

[lyricnz]

It really does bring it out, doesn't it! I just used Kitchen Timber Oil (which I understand is mostly Tung Oil??) on a project with Tasmanian Oak, and it came out great too.

Kitchen Timber Oil | Rich Tung Oil Designed For Kitchen Timber

[Chesand]

Crowie's mixture gives a great finish and is easy to apply.

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I have a Tasmanian oak desk dismantled and must remember to try this on the wood too.

[crowie]

I bought the Tung Oil from Sceneys in Melbourne for something like $26 per litre delivered.

Decking Oil, Tung Oil, Linseed Oil, Citrus Solvent, Fence Black

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Must admit I'm being more conscious on hobby costs these days and really upping the sell prices on my pieces. Before people snapped them up moments after I posted them but now I have to answer a few more questions but still getting the prices or close enough.

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Progress
1. Front
2. Side
3. Back top showing ugly paint that's coming off
4. Front of seat scraped and sanded
5. Front of seat oiled
6. Seat impression to be sorted

While the red cedar is light the steel is thick and heavy.

Chair front.jpgChair side.jpgChair back top.jpgChair seat front sanded.jpgChair seat front sanded oiled close.jpgChair seat impression 03.jpg

[rustynail]

Are you sure its cedar? Front lip on the seat looks like an oak to me.