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I think I figured it out. Gloss lacquer goes on clear, but flat lacquer turns whitish. Must be the flattening paste that causes the problem.

I've been spraying lacquer on leather, and sometimes it turns white. I know from lacquering wood that this can happen from the lacquer being cold, or not spraying enough material so that the lacquer...

I use CD X3 and regularly use the trace feature to convert a raster image like a jpg or bmp into a vector image. I never engrave raster images due to the jagged edges. The X4 version is supposed to...

Great job. How did you get the center part so flat? That doesn't look easy.

Great job. How did you get the center part so flat? That doesn't look easy.

I had to look that word up. Yes, I have done a sort of poor man’s intarsia. The cherry doors were carved out of a single piece, first outlined with a router then shaped using carving chisels.

But...

I recently finished our master bathroom cabinet, which replaced a 1970's one made of chrome. The wood is cherry, and the carving is based on an art nouveau design. I also made the horned lizard...

Really beautifull work!

Tom

I joined originally for the laser engraving, but I also carve, and I can't figure out where the carvers post their work! A carver's forum would be great, but if not can we at least designate where we...

Thanks, Brian, John and Dave. The baltic birch should work. My Makita planer is so old the rubber rollers have fallen apart and need replacing, so I would be farming out the planing job anyway. I...

I have a job making a box with 5/8" thick walls. Material doesn't matter too much although my preference is MDF. Is there a sheet material commercially available that is 5/8" thick so that I don't...

I've made a maple cutting board for my son's engagement. Am I correct in thinking it should be left unfinished?

I own a Makita 5" disc sander model BO5021 which uses hook & loop for holding on the discs. Lately the discs go flying off for no apparent reason, long before the disc is worn out. I'm guessing that...

My project is a small box that holds a sculpture, and is designed to be looked at and not handled. So I'm thinking wax could work. The only other wood finishing I do is spraying lacquer, and I have a...

Thank you both for the responses. Mark, can you please explain why you apply the wax with steel wool? How is that better than just a cloth? On the Rotex, what is the buffing pad made of?
Thanks

I was watching How Things Are Made on TV and they did a segment on the woodwind instruments recorders. They said that they finished them with wax, not lacquer or varnish. Will this hold up for other...

Thanks to all. Seems so obvious now, don't know why I didn't think of it!:confused:

I need to cover a painted closet door with a luan door skin, but can't figure out what kind of adhesive to use, or how to clamp it all evenly with my limited number of clamps. How are these normally...