Favorite Bottle Stopper Finish?

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11-30-2010 07:58 PM

Topic tags/keywords: bottle stopper ca glue finish lathe

I made my first bottle stopper and I did a high gloss CA finish and I kinda like it. I’m just curious about other ways to finish it to see if there are better/easier ways to do it.

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lew home \| projects \| blog 12149 posts in 3808 days #1 posted 11-30-2010 09:25 PM	wipe on poly -- Lew- Time traveler. Purveyor of the Universe's finest custom rolling pins.
jayman7 home \| projects \| blog 218 posts in 3558 days #2 posted 11-30-2010 09:36 PM	This might be a dumb question, but is it okay to apply poly to a piece while the lathe is on, or will that just make a horrible uneven mess? I assume just apply it normally.
lew home \| projects \| blog 12149 posts in 3808 days #3 posted 11-30-2010 10:58 PM	I just pour a little on a rag and touch the rag to the spinning piece. So far I haven’t polyed myself or the lathe ;^) -- Lew- Time traveler. Purveyor of the Universe's finest custom rolling pins.
darryl home \| projects \| blog 1795 posts in 4379 days #4 posted 12-01-2010 03:40 AM	I use wipe on poly. I apply six coats, but not on the lathe.
Lochlainn1066 home \| projects \| blog 138 posts in 2829 days #5 posted 12-01-2010 03:55 AM	Ditto wiping varnish. -- Nate, thegaragestudio.etsy.com
jayman7 home \| projects \| blog 218 posts in 3558 days #6 posted 12-01-2010 02:37 PM	Thanks! I’ll try poly on my next one.

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