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Not been on the forum for a long time but have made a few pens lately & was wondering what the experts on the forum use to apply sanding sealer & melamine coatings.
Something that doesn't fall apart or leave little bits of itself everywhere lol. I was using some kitchen towel but I am sure the...
Hi All,
As we are all searching for a quick and easy, hard wearing finish.... I have been trying a new one from Axminster....
It's a simple wipe on, leave to soak in/dry and your done.... No cutting back or lines in the finish..... I generally leave overnight to fully harden/dry before I...
Afternoon,
Hit a problem with some bowls that have dried unevenly after a second coat of finishing oil. Primarily Ash and Sycamore but a couple of Cherry as well. Oddly not all bowls in this batch of 12 have the issue. I have processed about 40 bowls before with out problems so this is a real...
Can anyone help with a problem I have had off and on for a long time with labels? As you can see in the pic, there is a white mark at the end that happens with roughly half the label blanks I make. I then have to make another one and hope for the best. I print the label on an inkjet printer...
Another from today a gold Tempest dressed in what is suppose to be an alternative Tortoise Shell, very difficult to see the effect, this may be because I painted the tubes black, I will try another one & either leave unpainted or paint them gold (anyone else have this problem with this...