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Varnishing hardwoods in this weather

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  • 31-12-2010 12:13am
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    imitation
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    Hi, I'm currently varnishing some teak window board and oak 6x2s for a house I'm building. I have two coats of clear varnish on the oak and 1 on the Teak. The oak varnish is dry, but the weather changed from cold to this warmish wet condition and it has a lot of condensation on it. The teak was varnished in the damp weather and has still to dry.

    Should I try and get another coat on the oak or should I leave it as it is so wet (wiping it down only gets rid of some of the moisture).

    On an unrelated note, what timber would be most suitable for a mantle piece, I was advised oak could crack with the heat and that pine would be more suitable. Thanks.


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    1chippy
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    leave it till its drier for the varnishing. or else bring it into some place reasonably warm. As for the mantle. any timber can crack over heat. i used oak in a couple and they worked ok. just make sure if your taking it from a rough lank that there are no hairlines and there is a nice lean grain at each end. then at least if it does crack it will only be slightly.


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