What Finish On Bamboo Ply

[Neilson]

My furniture kit from Evo has the Bamboo ply work tops. Just wondering if anyone that has it has applied a sealer or varnish?

I was originally going to flood coat it with apoxy resin but I think this will scratch easily. So I'm thinking of an oil or sealer. I don't really want to darken it too much any ideas?

 

[Brennanpj]

Osmo top oil goes on all my Worktops . Easy to apply and pretty cheap .

 

[Dieseldonkey]

I did a test run using the chopping board. Had it laquered by my local spray shop. Looks a great finish. Planning on getting all sides of the work tops and table done to avoid moisture being absorbed and the wood swelling. Here's laquered and non laquered shots showing the difference.

 

[Jamie2.0]

Osmo top oil goes on all my Worktops . Easy to apply and pretty cheap .

Just used this on some solid oak work tops, two coats and you're done!

Matt, satin or gloss

Wood Finishes for any Interior or Exterior Project

 

[Neilson]

Thanks Guys, just ordered some Osmo oil so will give that a go.

 

[Dieseldonkey]

Vans still a work in progress, but after the chopping board experiment above, here's what the Evo Designs bamboo work top and table looks like lacquered. It's a touch lighter than the it appears in the photograph.

 

[andys]

Vans still a work in progress, but after the chopping board experiment above, here's what the Evo Designs bamboo work top and table looks like lacquered. It's a touch lighter than the it appears in the photograph.

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Really like that colour combination, very fresh and classy

 

[Neilson]

Nice. I've used the Osmo oil but it doesn't appear to be water tight. I gave it two coats and admittedly left something wet on it for a couple of hours but the brain has swelled up ever so slightly. Any ideas?

 

[Fish]

What oil have you use in the osmo range?.

 

[Dieseldonkey]

Really like that colour combination, very fresh and classy

Thanks @andys. Very kind of you. It's very subjective with respect to what folks preferences and styles are, but for this old Donkey, the theme was/is to get some warmth and rustic character into the stable. Although the finger was hovering over the 'Confirm order' button on the Evo web page for quite sometime, wondering if I was doing the right thing with the T1/T2, country kitchen look, in a modern T6.

Still some trim work to do, hopefully using some left over leather off cuts from the seats, but other than it being a mare to keep it free of marks and looking 'fresh', I'm pleased I went with my gut instinct, rather than play it safe with the silver van, so grey units it is.....route. Not that there's anything wrong with that. It just wasn't where I wanted to go with it.

Not quite going as far as fitting it out with a valve operated wireless. However, on the hunt for some proper Smiths magnolia Mini clock and voltmeter gauges, in the hope of making a wee feature control panel to fill the space under the cabin heater controls. If anyone knows of any up for grabs.

 

[Neilson]

Oslo Top Oil - 3028 clear satin

 

[Ann3x]

I did a test run using the chopping board. Had it laquered by my local spray shop. Looks a great finish. Planning on getting all sides of the work tops and table done to avoid moisture being absorbed and the wood swelling.

How is your lacquered bamboo holding up a year later?

 

[Jean-Louis Bourdon]

Vans still a work in progress, but after the chopping board experiment above, here's what the Evo Designs bamboo work top and table looks like lacquered. It's a touch lighter than the it appears in the photograph.

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Hey DieselDonky, could you post picts how how attached the kitechen shelf to the ceiling?
thanks

 

[Dieseldonkey]

How is your lacquered bamboo holding up a year later?

Had no issues at all with the lacquer @Ann3x . Seems quite robust. Winter cold or summer heat had no effect on it.

 

[Ann3x]

Had no issues at all with the lacquer @Ann3x . Seems quite robust. Winter cold or summer heat had no effect on it.

I'm am 100% copying you .

Any idea what lacquer they used out of interest?

 

[Dieseldonkey]

It was sprayed at a vehicle spray shop. I'm sure the guy that did it told me it was a laquer suitable for bumpers and the like. This means it has a degree of flexibility in the event the wood expands or contracts.