Excellent work, Gary. Those inlays are great.
Rosewood box
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Very Nice
Mike
"It's not the things you don't know that will hurt you, it's the things you think you know that ain't so." - Mark TwainComment
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That is very nice. I am sure she will love it. Beautuful inlay work. One of these days I am going to have to try something like that.Mrs. Wallnut a.k.a (the head nut).Comment
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That's beautiful Gary!
If you don't mind me asking...what did you do with the inside?
One of my projects I need to do at some point is make a jewelry box, so I am curious.Comment
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Good Lord that is simply beautiful. That finish is- well it's beautiful. How in the world does one get a finish like that? I'd love to know.May you die and go to heaven before the Devil knows you're dead. My Best, MacComment
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Originally posted by lcm1947Good Lord that is simply beautiful. That finish is- well it's beautiful. How in the world does one get a finish like that? I'd love to know.
This is the first time I've tried a "long oil" varnish mixture - equal amounts of boiled linseed oil, poly (I use Minwax), and mineral spirits. This makes a thin "wipe on" mixture that I applied with a folded white shop rag.
I gave each layer a day to dry; actually it baked on in my 110-degree garage. Then I lightly sanded with #220 grit before applying the next layer. On this box, I put on two coats of this mixture.
Then, on the theory that the two coats I had put on had pretty well sealed the wood and oil wouldn't penetrate it any more, I switched to a 1:1 mixture of poly and mineral oil, which has been my usual finish. Again, it can be applied with a folded cloth (I often cheat and use a folded paper towel, and haven't noticed trouble with shedding, at least with Bounty towels). Three more coats of this thin mixture, a day and light sanding between each.
On the last coat, instead of sanding, I used a hint I had read and rubbed it with a piece of brown paper bag. This got the few "nubs" that were left but didn't scratch the surface appreciably.
On something like a box, maybe the first two coats would have been good enough. But I elected to give it the extra protection.
Some people would finish up by "rubbing out" and/or maybe putting on a coat of wax. I didn't bother, as it looked pretty good the way it was.Gary J. Bivin
Gilbert, AZComment
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