Has anyone stained their wood quilting frame?
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Originally Posted by sylviak
I did it and it was a lot of trouble, but it looks nice. Mine was a Hinterberg stretch frame and had all those wooden cogs, etc.
I know it's going to take a ton of patience.... probably more than I have but I can envision the end result and want to give it a whirl!
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I probably should have done more sanding than I did, but I just hit the rough spots. I used the combination stain/polyurethane in Pecan, if I remember right. I'm getting ready to take it apart again to move it into my new shed and I really ought to put a coat of clear polyurethane on it before I re-assemble it. Hinterberg recommends using an oil-based wipe-on stain or combination stain/polyurethane for best results. Because of the moving parts they don't recommend varnish or shellac that would build up on the surface. Hope this helps.
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I stained my Hinterberg Easy Build...sanded it really well, used Minwax and then finished it off with tung oil. Looks great ten years later and because I did all the staining before I put it together, it was really simple to do.
The only down side is the stain 'takes' differently on the different types of wood they use for the frame, some is oak and some is pine. It's not a big deal really.
The only down side is the stain 'takes' differently on the different types of wood they use for the frame, some is oak and some is pine. It's not a big deal really.
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I emailed Gracie too and their answer was: "Please do stain. We use a tongue oil with the stain in it that really has worked well for us."
I'm not sure what is meant by "tongue"/tung oil so I'll have to check out my local Lowe's/Home Depot/Menards.
But I'm definitely going to do it, but I REALLY don't want to take my frame apart...I was hoping to just be very careful going around all of the hardware....if I took it apart, I'd be afraid I'd never put it all back the way it should be.
I'm not sure what is meant by "tongue"/tung oil so I'll have to check out my local Lowe's/Home Depot/Menards.
But I'm definitely going to do it, but I REALLY don't want to take my frame apart...I was hoping to just be very careful going around all of the hardware....if I took it apart, I'd be afraid I'd never put it all back the way it should be.
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