Ash Wood Oil Finish

Danish oil often lumped in as an oil finish is actually a thin oil and varnish.

Ash wood oil finish.

Each finish will require different care. Tung oil is another popular wood finish that is derived from the seeds of the tung tree. To help keep the natural blonde colour of ash danish and teak oil are the best oil finishes although they can slightly yellow or become richer in dark tones when the wood is exposed to excessive uv light. I can dig some photos out of my sons bed which is english ash with a danish oil finish.

I ll see if i have some pics somewhere. White ash with its oval crown may rise to 120 in the wild. As a wood finish linseed oil often gets compared to danish oil and tung oil. 4114 forum posts 1 photos.

It is relatively easy to sand and can take a variety of different finishes. Both tung oil and danish oil are terms that are often misused and misunderstood. To my mind the finish is horrible and dirty looking. Oil tends to make it go a horrible yellow colour which you really don t want.

Walzcraft does not stock color block samples in this particular wood species and stain combination. However you may order an individual wood species sample non inventory. Like most oil stains the stain pigment gets delivered into the large open pores in ash and create a darker color in the grain. The two types of ash that are typically used are white ash and black ash.

Danish oil finish mixes oil and poly. Ash is used for projects where a good strength to weight ratio is required. Other ash species normally approach 60 to 80 tall. Ash is a beautiful light colored wood with a grain pattern similar to oak.

Danish oil turns ash pee yellow i can promise you that. Something like teak oil is very dark and so on and so on. Common wood species and grade combinations when using a natural no stain finish. Ash yields straight close grained wood that often displays a wavy figure.

Its color ranges from creamy white to tan but brown ash as its name implies is distinctly darker and brown in color. It originates in eastern asia and has been used as a wood finish for thousands of years. But waterbased finishes would be better on ash. Ash wood can be finished in numerous ways including varnish wax lacquer and oil.

For a smoother richer finish repeat the process this time sanding the oily wood with fine wet and dry sandpaper. Ash brown select premium grade ash white select premium grade color samples. This will create a slurry of oil and wood dust filling tiny pores and leaving the surface even smoother. That said you ll want to keep your ash furniture in a dry area and dust it regularly.