Very nice. That is some really interesting coloration and grain pattern.
Amazing Grain,I just Love that Maple Tree
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It's really some beautiful wood.
What issues do you find with using accelerator? I ask as i'm considering getting some after doing a 20 coat job on a Jarrah handle last week which took forever and still didn't come up great. Jarrah and CA are a difficult combination for some reason.
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The problem That haunts me is when I go to apply the next coat
it goes off and creates ridges that I have to sand out.
What works for me best is thin coats and wet sanding in between with 1200 grit paper
after 5 or 6 coats . When I use the accelerator I have to use 500 grit or lower just to make it smooth
before I can apply another coat. I am probably doing something wrong so I just use the 12 or so thin coats
wet sand and buff and polish .
My finishes have been getting much better over time .
it goes off and creates ridges that I have to sand out.
What works for me best is thin coats and wet sanding in between with 1200 grit paper
after 5 or 6 coats . When I use the accelerator I have to use 500 grit or lower just to make it smooth
before I can apply another coat. I am probably doing something wrong so I just use the 12 or so thin coats
wet sand and buff and polish .
My finishes have been getting much better over time .
seconded on not using the accelerator, also it seems to dry quick enough anyway
They've always looked good to me sir.
Have you read "The Giving Tree" by Shel Silverstein? Seems appropriate here.
Forgive me for being blunt, Steve, but do you ever get tired of making amazing brushes? Don't you ever step back and say "hmmm. I wonder what it would be like to produce anything less than brush handle perfection. (Chuckles to himself.) No, let's not be silly. On to the next brilliant masterpiece!"
Keep it up, maestro!
Also, yes. Squirrel house maple brush. It needs to be a thing.
Forgive me for being blunt, Steve, but do you ever get tired of making amazing brushes? Don't you ever step back and say "hmmm. I wonder what it would be like to produce anything less than brush handle perfection. (Chuckles to himself.) No, let's not be silly. On to the next brilliant masterpiece!"
Keep it up, maestro!
Also, yes. Squirrel house maple brush. It needs to be a thing.
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Thats not a brush???!?! I'm so confused... but i love the spalting.
That, sir, is the most amazing tomato I've ever seen come from a lathe. It looks SO REAL! Truly an example from a master.
That, sir, is the most amazing tomato I've ever seen come from a lathe. It looks SO REAL! Truly an example from a master.
That is a spectacular bowl. I've only made one bowl and that was in a class I took.
Beautiful bowl, Steve. The spalting is quite nice.
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Lol, I can guess who it was. Does the spalting make it soft/punky? Thanks.I still have a few too make from some wood that this super nice guy sent me
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