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White oak without the yellow: a Brady Hommel catch-up

A customer's bathroom vanity prompted finish samples aimed at preserving the wood's natural appearance.

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Brady Hommel Story of October 13, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

Finding the Right Finish for White Oak.

Which Brady Hommel project is worth revisiting during an upload break? The most active is "Finding the Right Finish for White Oak.", a practical test born from a customer's bathroom vanity. Brady needed to send finish samples for her to choose from, and used the opportunity to explore a preference of his own: keeping white oak from turning too yellow.

Nothing new arrived this week, but the existing collection added about 31,000 views. Subscribers were unchanged, and daily viewing is currently a little below its usual level. It was a modest week among nearby home and DIY channels, with WayUp Media and Wyrmwood Vlogs drawing substantially larger weekly audiences.

The other catch-up options take ordinary construction lumber in more decorative directions. "I Did this with Lowes Lumber. You can too..." applies circular-saw marks to a pine console table, with glued-up boards supplying thicker legs and a continuous-grain drawer front adding a more involved woodworking detail. Brady also lays out a simpler version without the drawer.

"Pottery Barn wants $599 for this Bench" offers a rustic bench built from construction lumber, then distressed, stained and protected with water-based polyurethane. It was the first project filmed in Brady's new woodworking shop, and the build includes a walkthrough of that unfinished space. Between the bench's deliberately aged surface and the vanity's natural-looking oak, there's a useful contrast: sometimes the finish adds character, and sometimes the aim is to let the wood speak for itself.

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