how to finish thick scrollwork

[LCHIEN]

I made a few more of these name placques. An aggaravating issue is how to get the tung-oil finish into the insides between the letters. I tried Q-tips before but that was a disaster - while I filed and sanded some the insides were still somewhat rough and left q-tip lint all over. Any suggestions?


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[RodKirby]

How about these? You may recall - I bought a bunch in Houston!

[williamr]

I made a few more of these name placques. An aggaravating issue is how to get the tung-oil finish into the insides between the letters. I tried Q-tips before but that was a disaster - while I filed and sanded some the insides were still somewhat rough and left q-tip lint all over. Any suggestions?


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Shake and Bake?

Put item in plastic bag with tung oil -- shake and rotate well... :-)

Remove excess with cloth -- lint free of course.

[drumpriest]

I'm with Rod, I just finished some shelf supports that I'll be posting up later this week, all fluer de li, and I used glue brushes to get into the scroll work, they worked very well.

[Pappy]

Another option would be cheap brushes from the hobby dept. Bristles would be softer.

[cgallery]

Or you could place the entire piece in a large enough tray and "spoon" a finish into the cut-outs. The extra would drip back down into the pan and could be reused.

After you're done, hold the unit above the tray a minute or two so it can drip, then use small pieces of rag through the openings to buff/remove extra (think shoe shining).

[pitbull]

Try putting the tung oil in a turkey baster and squeezing it in.

[scmhogg]

Loring,

Re: the rough edges: I bought some little strips of sandpaper that attached to my scroll saw that allowed me to sand the inside edges. I bought them at a show, so I don't remember the source.

Steve