What kind of finish on pine?

[scott_vt]

Mornin Tdog,
Nice lookin job ! Pine wont stain well without using a prestain such as Bix etc because of the uneven distribution of sap in the wood ! If you try and stain without using the prestain you very often get a blotchy finish ! As others have suggested, even though the piece will not be exposed directly to the elements it still will have to contend with moisture issues. My suggestion would be, prestain, stain to desired color, lightly sand and apply a couple coats of exterior grade poly !

 

[Tdog]

Here's the finished product. I decided to use a stain that I had used before on my mahogany front door - Ipswich Pine by Minwax. I put it on very lightly & did not leave it long before rubbing it off. Then I finished it with a concoction from my neighbor, a mixture of tung oil, boiled linseed oil & polyurethane - 3 coats. If you look carefully enough you will also see the gouge I put in it with the FEL. I had a blanket protecting it, I thought, but between bad luck, operator error, & the stoopids, I managed to mar the front pretty well. I'm trying to decide if I'm going to live with it, or if I'm going to repair it.

Jack

 

[mikim]

Now that I see where it is ... I think I woulda found some paint to match the siding and painted it. I don't think it's marred bad enough to mess with. - Nice box.