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Thanks Custard

I don't mind it darkening with time, as you say I guess that's inevitable, but I would have liked it to start off looking "right" to my eyes.

I just feel like I started off with a really beautiful bit of wood but having lost that wonderful red quality (that Bob's bubinga items have) I haven't really done the wood justice.

Had I made the box, sanded it and then handed it over to one of you chaps to finish I suspect it would look infinitely better than it does now! Perhaps we could do a forum experiment on that front?!

I'm still debating whether to wax it as my experiments with Black Bison on some hastily made xmas tree decorations have yielded disappointed results.

This bandsaw box has now had 4 coats of BLO, each one wet sanded with 600. It's starting to have a bit of a sheen even without wax so tempted to leave it alone now. I assume as it's got a slight sheen the surface must be massively smoother than my crappy xmas trees so maybe I'll have better success with the wax this time.

I realised I've spammed the hell out of these finishing pages lately. Thanks to everyone who's helped!

<blockquote data-quote="OscarG" data-source="post: 1257851" data-attributes="member: 24558">Thanks CustardI don&#039;t mind it darkening with time, as you say I guess that&#039;s inevitable, but I would have liked it to start off looking &quot;right&quot; to my eyes.I just feel like I started off with a really beautiful bit of wood but having lost that wonderful red quality (that Bob&#039;s bubinga items have) I haven&#039;t really done the wood justice.Had I made the box, sanded it and then handed it over to one of you chaps to finish I suspect it would look infinitely better than it does now!&nbsp; Perhaps we could do a forum experiment on that front?!I&#039;m still debating whether to wax it as my experiments with Black Bison on some hastily made xmas tree decorations have yielded disappointed results.This bandsaw box has now had 4 coats of BLO, each one wet sanded with 600. It&#039;s starting to have a bit of a sheen even without wax so tempted to leave it alone now. I assume as it&#039;s got a slight sheen the surface must be massively smoother than my crappy xmas trees so maybe I&#039;ll have better success with the wax this time.I realised I&#039;ve spammed the hell out of these finishing pages lately. Thanks to everyone who&#039;s helped!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="OscarG, post: 1257851, member: 24558"] Thanks Custard I don't mind it darkening with time, as you say I guess that's inevitable, but I would have liked it to start off looking "right" to my eyes. I just feel like I started off with a really beautiful bit of wood but having lost that wonderful red quality (that Bob's bubinga items have) I haven't really done the wood justice. Had I made the box, sanded it and then handed it over to one of you chaps to finish I suspect it would look infinitely better than it does now! Perhaps we could do a forum experiment on that front?! I'm still debating whether to wax it as my experiments with Black Bison on some hastily made xmas tree decorations have yielded disappointed results. This bandsaw box has now had 4 coats of BLO, each one wet sanded with 600. It's starting to have a bit of a sheen even without wax so tempted to leave it alone now. I assume as it's got a slight sheen the surface must be massively smoother than my crappy xmas trees so maybe I'll have better success with the wax this time. I realised I've spammed the hell out of these finishing pages lately. Thanks to everyone who's helped! [/QUOTE]

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