Easiest wood for Tru Oil

[musicispeace]

I marvel at some of the skilled and stunning work done by forum members but, alas, I am barely allowed indoors by most people in comparison  :laughing7: As a largely unskilled savage I assume alder is the easiest body wood to apply Tru Oil to. Swamp ash has more figure in general but for Tru Oil do you need to work through grain filling and greater prep?

Thank you for your patience and any feedback.

 

[bagman67]

If you want to build up to a smooth glossy finish, yes, alder is by far the easier wood to finish with Tru-oil. 

If you want to do ash, you can use the tru-oil along with sandpaper to generate a goop that amalgamates the sanding dust with the varnish to fill the pores.

 

[stratamania]

You can also use Birchwood Casey Sealer and filler prior to Tru oil on more open grained woods like ash.

Maple works well with Tru oil.

 

[pabloman]

A nice chunk of Mahogany with half a dozen coats of TruOil is a beautiful thing  :headbang1:

 

[musicispeace]

Many thanks and it helps a lot. The more I see pics of Tru Oil finish the more I like it as a gloss on a decent bit of timber. I've even seen some examples of poplar that had nice streaks but weren't hideously greenish that looked great with Tru Oil.

 

[Zhaezzy]

    Second on Maple is easier on true oil. It has close to no pores and is like smearing it on porcelain. Turns out well but remember true oil darkens over the years so the shade you have now will change over the years.  Alder while not that porous is substantially more porous than maple.

 

[TonyFlyingSquirrel]

It works fine on Basswood too, although Basswood isn't the prettiest, unless Great Ape is doing something for you, then tru-oil should protect it quite nicely.

 

[amigarobbo]

Walnut is nice.

(swamp) Ash will need a grain filler, (well if you want a smooth surface) but you can get creative with grain fillers,

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