My son bought an engraved whisky barrel top, to which I attached hairpin legs. It looks great, but I don't know what to put on it to protect it. I'm not sure if it's got an existing protector on it and I want to keep the existing colour and matt finish. I'm also unsure about the engraved areas areas as I don't know what has been used to colour the black areas. Any suggestions?
Whisky barrel wood protection
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Circle of glass cut to size , or Perspex would keep it as is.
Not really, glass can be cut in a circle easily enough and and glass in itself is pretty cheap. Perspex is no more complicated and can be ordered online, a little more expensive around £30, though scratches much more easily than glass. I have a glass top on my dining table that's still going some 20 odd years later ....
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When ask about the price explain what it is for. I suggest you also ask how much to have it toughened.
and for what its worth
i thinks the wood has seen far far less whisky or service than my belly
its not fired [burned]its not aged at all its immensely smooth and not sure if barrels have txg planks on the lid
but having said that, it's an amazing looking thing
i assume routered though a jig or by CNC 'spray-painted black belt sanded and course sanding on the rim to leave some uneven black to look like age??
but purely a guess
i thinks the wood has seen far far less whisky or service than my belly
its not fired [burned]its not aged at all its immensely smooth and not sure if barrels have txg planks on the lid
but having said that, it's an amazing looking thing
i assume routered though a jig or by CNC 'spray-painted black belt sanded and course sanding on the rim to leave some uneven black to look like age??
but purely a guess
Ah, you might be right. I actually have no idea how a barrel lid is made. It might just be t&g planks being falsely advertised as a whisky barrel top.
Ahh big-all you burst their dream! 
It looks like some kind of (3D) decal rather than being laser etched. Is it proud of the surface, or below the surface?
Perhaps wet your finger and see if the wood changes colour, if it doesn't, it has probably been sealed.
If it is raised, any glass will need something to lift it above the decal.
And what is with the hole cover in the middle?
Either way, it looks cool.
Perhaps wet your finger and see if the wood changes colour, if it doesn't, it has probably been sealed.
If it is raised, any glass will need something to lift it above the decal.
And what is with the hole cover in the middle?
Either way, it looks cool.
It's below the surface. No black colour comes of on the top but it does on the bottom side. Even the lightest touch results in black fingers. I should have sealed the bottom with something before attaching the legs
It's below the surface. No black colour comes of on the top but it does on the bottom side. Even the lightest touch results in black fingers. I should have sealed the bottom with something before attaching the legs
Cool. Perhaps consider something like osmo oil, or as @Wayners said, a waterbased varnish.
Osmo, use a lint free paper towel to apply it and simultaneously wipe away any excess. Soak the paper towel in water before disposing of it to reduce the risk of spontaneous combustion in the bin (or let it, the paper towel dry outdoors).
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