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    some questions on working with green oak outside please

    Those are substantial pieces of oak - you'll have lots of fun / exercise shaping and jointing them. Fortunately green oak is fairly easy to work. Pegs: I'd use 12mm as a minimum, maybe 14 would look good. Are these brackets going to be structural? If so you'll need to consider how to make the...
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    Parquet in a bathroom: best protection

    Osmo Polyx Wax-Oil would be my recommendation for any wooden flooring in bathroom and elsewhere. Very easy to apply, excellent coverage, extremely durable and easy to recoat when eventually it needs it. We've used this on our oak kitchen floor and it has shrugged off all sorts of spills...
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    Treating a stripped pine front door.

    Unfortunately thhere is no reliable solution to this. If you leave the dor untreated it will quickly turn grey and start to degrade. Any protective coating relies on building up an impermeable layer to protect the wood below, which gets away from the untreated look. The nearest you'll get would...
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    Oak worktops- what do I seal them with?!!

    From personal experience I can recommed Osmo Top Oil. This is a wax-oil blend specifically designed for use on hardwood worktops. Very easy to apply in just 2 or 3 coats, dries to a matt / very slightly polished finish. Excellent durability and water resistance. Easily recoated, though we have...
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