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This is a plaque I made from Curly Maply for my Commander. The F-bomb is actually a small gift that our squadron is giving to my Commander and they asked me to put some sort of display for it together. I got the idea from someone else on here, but can seem to find their post any more. Sorry about that.
I used trans-tint to wipe on with a cloth and then sanded at 200 grit and then reapplied tint with a cloth and worked my way up to 1000 grip. Then wet sanded at 1000 grit and applied 5 coates of clear shelac. I was really trying to achieve that 3 deminsional look with the curly maple. I read quite a bit but still didnt get the full effect. My favorite part of this project was the left side of the wood where the bark is still there. That really makes it look great in my opinion and it really stands out once I applied the shelac.
I really enjoy learning new things with wood. The finishing seems to be my weakest point so any suggestions comments are greatly appreciated. I have a long way to go but atleast I am having fun.
Thanks for looking. Hope you like
-- wrtnaz
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Monte Pittman
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#1 posted 400 days ago
nice looking.
A lot of us have problems with finishing.
-- Mother Nature created it, I just assemble it. - It's not ability that we often lack, but the patience to use our ability
degoose
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#2 posted 400 days ago
Nice use of a wain edge…
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Philzoel
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#3 posted 399 days ago
at 600 grit and 3 coats of poly it is time to think of finishing the finish. I’ve used pumice stone/paraffin oil and then finish that with Rottenstone. A hard wax polishes to a great shine. The surface to start must be very flat or the poly wears off. This shows every imperfection in wood and poly coats. There are other methods of finishing the finish, but i’ve tried this one with great success. Behlen makes the lava stone powder and has excellent instructions.
I use this finish when the piece is going to be touched a lot.
-- Phil Zoeller louisville, KY
David Grimes
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#4 posted 399 days ago
Very nice job.
+100 on Behlen products.
-- If you're going to stir the pot, think BIG spoon or SMALL boat paddle. David Grimes, Georgia
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