A jewelry or pen collection box. Quartersawn sycamore, walnut, and cherry. Oil finish; perhaps needs another coat, and then wax. Just got back from the art supply store with the stuff for outfitting...
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A jewelry or pen collection box. Quartersawn sycamore, walnut, and cherry. Oil finish; perhaps needs another coat, and then wax. Just got back from the art supply store with the stuff for outfitting...
While replying to the other thread about aging wood with vinegar/steel wool, I thought I'd mention how I used it to reduce the reds/yellows that were messing up a custom stain match.
I made pocket...
Thanks, Mark.
Greg, I don't know - the base color comes from the reaction of the iron acetate with the tannins in the wood. Worth experimenting. I warm a quart of vinegar and pour it over #0000...
I recently made a TV cabinet for a client out of white oak that I used the iron acetate (vinegar and steel wool) approach. I sanded the inside of the glued-up panels smooth, but left the planer marks...
I talked to Middletown Lumber, Middletown PA, 800-828-4005, http://www.middletownlumber.com, on ash plywood on a current job. In the end they couldn't get what I needed (A1 or A2 both sides), but...