Hardwood door for outside use

Geewizz · Post by **Geewizz** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 5:07 pm

I've been asked to make a gate/door for a garden. It will be mounted in a gateway between stone pillars. If it was constructed using fresh oak boards, what sort of finish would preserve it and keep it looking its best?

Welsh Decorator · Post by **Welsh Decorator** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 7:30 pm

Danish oil

Geewizz · Post by **Geewizz** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 3:11 pm

How often would that need to be applied? Will it be winter proof?

Geewizz · Post by **Geewizz** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 6:36 pm

Scratch that. It turns out that they want it painted now. So it will be built with beech, not oak. I'm not wasting oak under a coat of paint.