Cutting Board with Padauk - Problems

[David350]

I used some Padauk to make a cutting board as I like the color but now I'm having second thoughts. The first one I finished (just sanded then applied food safe mineral oil) had the Padauk orange color staining the Maple and Cherry I also used in the cutting board. I have several more to finish and am wondering if there is anything I can do before applying the mineral oil to help minimize the staining. I thought about blowing it off with compressed air and using a tack cloth to make sure I have as much of the dust removed, but is there anything else that would help?

Are there any other species I should avoid due to this issue? Additionally, are there some other species that add great color without the staining? It seems like Purpleheart is ok... Thanks, David

 

[Shock me]

Remember that if you like the color now, you probably wont in a few years as both paduak and purpleheart will turn brown with age. As far as the colors bleeding, I've seen this happen before- I still suspect the culprit is colored ultrafine sanding dust. I've had good results using a scraper for the final surfacing, less good (but better than nothing) results sanding and cleaning thoroughly with mineral spirits before applying finish.

 

[FourKingsThingsLLC]

Not sure how to prevent the coloration issues, but something that you may want to keep in mind is how wood colors will change over time with exposure to UV. I was unaware of some of these, including Padauk, until I saw this post by AAW that I reposted to my own page. Hope this helps.

https://www.facebook.com/FourKingsThingsLLC/posts/2172191486149030

 

[leehljp]

I don't have a definitive answer but yes, I know from experience that certain finishes, thinners and oils cause some woods to bleed. Bloodwood will bleed from acetone. I had bleeding happen once with lacquer but I can't remember which wood I was using.

After my first experience with bright colored wood segmented with holly, I learned to test the finish. Believe it or not, CA causes the least bleeding.

One way around it is to spray with light coats of clear - lacquer or water based polys or dewaxed shellac. I haven't tried mineral oils but light coats sprayed on - if you can get that and let it set for a while. There is some very light almost clear tung oil available. Tung oil can be sprayed, but let it set/cure for a while.

Brushing and wiping will cause what you experienced.