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Wanye2020Kest t1_ivf7fi0 wrote

Reply to comment by OaklandCollushittum in My dad made me a wrist rest in pine wood by Regolith_

The key is to raise the grain with a bit of water and sand it down with 120 grit, then use pre-stain before staining. It's all about the preparation; just make sure to sand it well. This will pretty much completely prevent stain blotching.

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Void_Of_Galaxies2727 t1_ivh7fo9 wrote

Now the question is how to protect it, because pine, from my experience in woodshop classes, takes damage easily depending on what happens to it, my recommendation is everything you said, then after that, putting a couple of coats of epoxy resin on it. That's what I was thinking about doing to my desk after talking to my old woodworking professor a week ago. It's just what to use, probably fast curing crystal clear resin. That's just my idea though, to preserve something to make it last longer, y'know?

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Chrollo283 t1_ivhsdjm wrote

I've been thinking of doing this same thing with a couple of light resin coats. My worry is around air bubbles forming and I don't have a vacuum chamber to remove the air before applying

If you have any tips, I would love to hear them!

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