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Wood Finish Help

Yahoo Message Number: 35810
I chucked our J lounge and am making a desk out of walnut ($$$ man that stuff costs a small fortune - I think gold is cheaper). I would like to get the desk to match as closely as possible to the original walnut in the coach. However the walnut in the coach has changed color (probably due to indirect exposure to the sun and humidity). When you open a cabinet and compare the color of the inside to the outside you can definitely see the difference. Does anyone know what CC uses to finish their wood? I'm thinking of just leaving it natural and either using tung oil or perhaps a satin urethane finish. Any practical advice about the finish would be appreciated. I will put up a photo when it is complete. Just finished my first two dovetail drawers from 9 ply Birch plywood - a bit challenging keeping the router from ripping out the plywood tails, but I used scrap pieces to butt up against the pieces in the dovetail jig and it worked out nicely. Nice tight 90 degree joints - amazing what you can do with the right tools! Jim Twamley, Professor of RVing
2000 Allure CC#30429

Re: Wood Finish Help

Reply #1 –
Yahoo Message Number: 35818
It can be done. Just had a new cabinet made in place of the TV cabinet over the driver's seat, perfect-can't tell the difference.
Had it built in Decatur, IN. Watched the guy blend the finish.
Friend had some doors made for his 96 coach in OR, Davis Cabinet.
Can't tell the difference. I'm going to build a desk, a woodworking shop in Tucson said if I bring in a sample piece of wood, they would blend the stain. Going to give it a try.

Joe and Judy
98 Intrigue

Quote from: Jim Twamley
I chucked our J lounge and am making a desk out of walnut ($$$ man > that stuff costs a small fortune - I think gold is cheaper). I

would

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like to get the desk to match as closely as possible to the

original

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walnut in the coach. However the walnut in the coach has changed

color

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(probably due to indirect exposure to the sun and humidity). When

you

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open a cabinet and compare the color of the inside to the outside

you

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can definitely see the difference. Does anyone know what CC uses to > finish their wood? I'm thinking of just leaving it natural and

either

Quote
using tung oil or perhaps a satin urethane finish. Any practical > advice about the finish would be appreciated. I will put up a photo > when it is complete. Just finished my first two dovetail drawers

from

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9 ply Birch plywood - a bit challenging keeping the router from > ripping out the plywood tails, but I used scrap pieces to butt up > against the pieces in the dovetail jig and it worked out nicely.

Nice

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tight 90 degree joints - amazing what you can do with the right

tools!

Re: Wood Finish Help

Reply #2 –
Yahoo Message Number: 35827
I recently had a new computer desk made by a local cabinet maker and stained it with the stain listed on the coach material, sealed it with urethane and it matches perfect. Peaple have commented it looks like original.

ddtuttle

(aka Billy Byte, trusty hound)
2000 Allure #30443

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Re: Wood Finish Help

Reply #3 –
Yahoo Message Number: 35849
Jim:

In my 2002 Allure with walnut woodwork, CC told me they did not put any stain on the walnut - just several coats of lacquer sprayed on.
Ours had a wooden dinning room table which looked about 20 years old after 3 years. That's when I asked CC what the finish was. A few ounces of acetone will take the lacquer off in a snap and I recoated it with spar urethane. Looks better than new and has held up to near full time use for two years.

I also built a bookcase/desk out of birch ply (being too frugal to spring for real walnut!). I stained it with a Minwax walnut stain and it isn't an exact match, but close enough for us. Apparently others more diligent than I have gotten a mix that comes even closer.

You are exactly right about the discoloring on the wood caused by sunlight. Last fall we were in JC and purchased one of those under dash cabinets from Davis Cabinets. They pointed out before we bought it that the new cabinet would exactly match, even though it was solid walnut, because of the effects of light on the wood.

Bob Amory

2002 Allure 30760

Quote from: Jim Twamley
I chucked our J lounge and am making a desk out of walnut ($$$ man > that stuff costs a small fortune - I think gold is cheaper). I would > like to get the desk to match as closely as possible to the original > walnut in the coach. However the walnut in the coach has changed

color

Quote
(probably due to indirect exposure to the sun and humidity). When

you

Quote
open a cabinet and compare the color of the inside to the outside

you

Quote
can definitely see the difference. Does anyone know what CC uses to > finish their wood? I'm thinking of just leaving it natural and

either

Quote
using tung oil or perhaps a satin urethane finish. Any practical > advice about the finish would be appreciated. I will put up a photo > when it is complete. Just finished my first two dovetail drawers

from

Quote
9 ply Birch plywood - a bit challenging keeping the router from > ripping out the plywood tails, but I used scrap pieces to butt up > against the pieces in the dovetail jig and it worked out nicely.

Nice

Quote
tight 90 degree joints - amazing what you can do with the right

tools!

Re: Wood Finish Help

Reply #4 –
Yahoo Message Number: 36018
WHO DID IF I MAY ASK AND HOW MUCH DID IT COST --- David Tuttle william_byte@...> wrote:

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I recently had a new computer desk made by a local > cabinet maker and stained it with the stain listed > on

the coach material, sealed it with urethane and it > matches perfect. Peaple have commented it looks like > original.

ddtuttle

(aka Billy Byte, trusty hound)
2000 Allure #30443
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Re: Wood Finish Help

Reply #5 –
Yahoo Message Number: 36030
It was made by a local 2 man shop in Vermillion, Mn. We had some slightly odd cutouts done in it to accommodate using the co-pilot chair as the desk chair so it ran about $600. Otherwise it was going to be around $350.

ddtuttle

(aka Billy Byte, trusty hound)
2000 Allure #30443