A friend of mine sent me this message today and I said I would see if I
could find out anything.
I am looking for a product called rotten stone for aging wood finishes.
I used to use it at my dads shop. I have tried Home depot and Orchard
and they look at me as if I'm crazy. Any of your wood working sites list it?
Any help would be appreciated.
Bruce
Looks like it to me. I forwarded it on to my friend.
Thanks, Bruce
Allen wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> Bruce Farley <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>A friend of mine sent me this message today and I said I would see if I
>>could find out anything.
>>
>>I am looking for a product called rotten stone for aging wood finishes.
>>I used to use it at my dads shop. I have tried Home depot and Orchard
>>and they look at me as if I'm crazy. Any of your wood working sites list it?
>>
>>Any help would be appreciated.
>>Bruce
>
>
> Is this what you're looking for?
>
> http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=20058&cat=1,190,43040
>>
>> I am looking for a product called rotten stone for aging wood
>> finishes. I used to use it at my dads shop. I have tried Home depot
>> and Orchard and they look at me as if I'm crazy. Any of your wood
>> working sites list it?
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated.
>> Bruce
>>
>
> More of a polish than for making wood look aged.
Googling 'rottenstone' will tell you more about the subject than your
friend wants to know.
Scott
Tell your friend to go to an Automotive retail supply store and get 1000,
1200, and 1500 grit wet / dry sandpaper (usually near the car paint.) I
like the 3M brand the best.
I tried the product your friend was talking about once, way too much
trouble. It acts a lot like automotive rubbing compound, but for wood
finish.
Automotive hobbyist who buff up their cars have a lot of products that do a
lot of the same shine things that woodworkers want to do. The big
difference is the wax added to the car shine stuff, which can be cleaned
off. If you have access to a car buffer try a few of the Meguiar's Mirror
glaze line of products. For example, after grit 1500 wet/dry, then
Meguiar's #1, then #5 (or #7), and I think you can skip to #9.
Phil
"Bruce Farley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>A friend of mine sent me this message today and I said I would see if I
>could find out anything.
>
> I am looking for a product called rotten stone for aging wood finishes. I
> used to use it at my dads shop. I have tried Home depot and Orchard and
> they look at me as if I'm crazy. Any of your wood working sites list it?
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
> Bruce
>
Sun, Jul 2, 2006, 8:18pm (EDT+4) [email protected]
(Bruce=A0Farley) doth claimeth:
A friend of mine sent me this message today and I said I would see if I
could find out anything.
I am looking for a product called rotten stone <snip>
Hypertext Webster Gateway: "rotten stone"
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
(gcide)
<snip>{Rotten stone} (Min.), a soft stone, called also Tripoli (from the
country from which it was formerly brought), used in all sorts of finer
grinding and polishing in the arts, and for cleaning metallic
substances. The name is also given to other friable siliceous stones
applied to like uses. [1913 Webster] <snip>
JOAT
Politician \Pol`i*ti"cian\, n. Latin for career criminal
If someone is by you, before you use it explain to them that it is the stone
and "you did not cut the cheese".
"Allen" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>,
> Bruce Farley <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> A friend of mine sent me this message today and I said I would see if I
>> could find out anything.
>>
>> I am looking for a product called rotten stone for aging wood finishes.
>> I used to use it at my dads shop. I have tried Home depot and Orchard
>> and they look at me as if I'm crazy. Any of your wood working sites list
>> it?
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated.
>> Bruce
>
> Is this what you're looking for?
>
> http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=20058&cat=1,190,43040
This material is a fine abrasive, finer than pumice, used for rubbing out
finishes, primarily lacquer. In use it is combined with a very light oil
such as baby oil and is rubbed with a clean felt block. It is available at
such places as Woodworker's Supply, Woodcraft, and similar stores. I
can't imagine its use for aging a finish.
"Tex" <tex@my_isp.net> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>,
> [email protected] says...
>>
>> "Bruce Farley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>> >A friend of mine sent me this message today and I said I would see if I
>> >could find out anything.
>> >
>> > I am looking for a product called rotten stone for aging wood finishes.
>> > I
>> > used to use it at my dads shop. I have tried Home depot and Orchard and
>> > they look at me as if I'm crazy. Any of your wood working sites list
>> > it?
>> >
>> > Any help would be appreciated.
>> > Bruce
>> >
>>
>> More of a polish than for making wood look aged.
>>
>>
>>
> You can get it thru Rockler's
In article <[email protected]>,
Bruce Farley <[email protected]> wrote:
> A friend of mine sent me this message today and I said I would see if I
> could find out anything.
>
> I am looking for a product called rotten stone for aging wood finishes.
> I used to use it at my dads shop. I have tried Home depot and Orchard
> and they look at me as if I'm crazy. Any of your wood working sites list it?
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
> Bruce
Is this what you're looking for?
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=20058&cat=1,190,43040
Thanks for the help. My friend confirms that is what he is looking for.
Thanks, Bruce
Phil-in-MI wrote:
> Tell your friend to go to an Automotive retail supply store and get
> 1000, 1200, and 1500 grit wet / dry sandpaper (usually near the car
> paint.) I like the 3M brand the best.
>
> I tried the product your friend was talking about once, way too much
> trouble. It acts a lot like automotive rubbing compound, but for wood
> finish.
>
> Automotive hobbyist who buff up their cars have a lot of products that
> do a lot of the same shine things that woodworkers want to do. The big
> difference is the wax added to the car shine stuff, which can be cleaned
> off. If you have access to a car buffer try a few of the Meguiar's
> Mirror glaze line of products. For example, after grit 1500 wet/dry,
> then Meguiar's #1, then #5 (or #7), and I think you can skip to #9.
>
> Phil
>
> "Bruce Farley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>> A friend of mine sent me this message today and I said I would see if
>> I could find out anything.
>>
>> I am looking for a product called rotten stone for aging wood
>> finishes. I used to use it at my dads shop. I have tried Home depot
>> and Orchard and they look at me as if I'm crazy. Any of your wood
>> working sites list it?
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated.
>> Bruce
>>
>
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
>
> "Bruce Farley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >A friend of mine sent me this message today and I said I would see if I
> >could find out anything.
> >
> > I am looking for a product called rotten stone for aging wood finishes. I
> > used to use it at my dads shop. I have tried Home depot and Orchard and
> > they look at me as if I'm crazy. Any of your wood working sites list it?
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated.
> > Bruce
> >
>
> More of a polish than for making wood look aged.
>
>
>
You can get it thru Rockler's
Yes, what Leon said. Go here:
http://www.cheyennesales.com/catalog/behpumice.htm
"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Bruce Farley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >A friend of mine sent me this message today and I said I would see if I
> >could find out anything.
> >
> > I am looking for a product called rotten stone for aging wood finishes.
I
> > used to use it at my dads shop. I have tried Home depot and Orchard and
> > they look at me as if I'm crazy. Any of your wood working sites list it?
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated.
> > Bruce
> >
>
> More of a polish than for making wood look aged.
>
>
In article <[email protected]>,
"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I am looking for a product called rotten stone for aging wood finishes.
> More of a polish than for making wood look aged.
Read "aging" as an adjective rather than a verb - a comma afterward
would have helped.
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In article <[email protected]>,
"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Bruce Farley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >A friend of mine sent me this message today and I said I would see if I
> >could find out anything.
> >
> > I am looking for a product called rotten stone for aging wood finishes. I
> > used to use it at my dads shop. I have tried Home depot and Orchard and
> > they look at me as if I'm crazy. Any of your wood working sites list it?
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated.
> > Bruce
> >
>
> More of a polish than for making wood look aged.
>
>
Rottenstone can be used for making wood look old. It is done by mixing
it with wax and pushing into the corners and moldings of you work. It
simulates dust accululation (you can also use cigar ashes.)
--
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"Bruce Farley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>A friend of mine sent me this message today and I said I would see if I
>could find out anything.
>
> I am looking for a product called rotten stone for aging wood finishes. I
> used to use it at my dads shop. I have tried Home depot and Orchard and
> they look at me as if I'm crazy. Any of your wood working sites list it?
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
> Bruce
>
More of a polish than for making wood look aged.
On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 22:11:46 GMT, pduck <[email protected]>
wrote:
>In article <[email protected]>,
> "Leon" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> "Bruce Farley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>> >A friend of mine sent me this message today and I said I would see if I
>> >could find out anything.
>> >
>> > I am looking for a product called rotten stone for aging wood finishes. I
>> > used to use it at my dads shop. I have tried Home depot and Orchard and
>> > they look at me as if I'm crazy. Any of your wood working sites list it?
>> >
>> > Any help would be appreciated.
>> > Bruce
>> >
>>
>> More of a polish than for making wood look aged.
>>
>>
You have get two grades of fineness. Your usually start with Pumice
Stone, then follow up with Rottenstone. It will polish lacquer and
shellac finishes to a very high gloss. You can find both of them in
paint stores such as Benjamin moores. In Canada Rona stores carry
both, Lee valley carries it as well and they will do mail order