You've taken away my pine. You've taken away my stain. You've taken away
my sandpaper.
Now you've taken away my beloved Minwhacks poly, you bastard.
I finally caved in to your inexorable pressure and tried some bug shit
dissolved in booze on that walnut checker box project.
I've already done four coats since 10:00 this morning. The thing looks
plenty shiny, but it doesn't look like I dipped it in plastic.
My only serious faux pas so far was when sealing the bottom. I've been in
the habit of writing the date of completion and other such on the
back/bottom/inside of my projects where no one will see them. I use
Sharpies for this. Sharpie ink dissolves in alcohol. Oops.
So far, I'm liking it. I even used it to debug that lacquered project.
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What makes wood look like "plastic" in my opinion, are finishes with
light-scatter built in. If I take away your alcohol, you'd be hard pressed
to tell the difference between gloss poly and faux French polish shellac on
the turnings I sell.
The clarity of the finish and its thickness are under your control, use the
one with the durability to suit the anticipated use.
I sign with a burner when I'm using a finish incompatible with Sharpies.
"Silvan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Now you've taken away my beloved Minwhacks poly, you bastard.
>
> I finally caved in to your inexorable pressure and tried some bug shit
> dissolved in booze on that walnut checker box project.
>
> I've already done four coats since 10:00 this morning. The thing looks
> plenty shiny, but it doesn't look like I dipped it in plastic.
>
> My only serious faux pas so far was when sealing the bottom. I've been in
> the habit of writing the date of completion and other such on the
> back/bottom/inside of my projects where no one will see them. I use
> Sharpies for this. Sharpie ink dissolves in alcohol. Oops.
>
> So far, I'm liking it. I even used it to debug that lacquered project.
>
> --
> Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan <[email protected]>
> Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621
> http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/
>
I got one of those portable gas-powered soldering irons and modified one tip
for signing even at fairs and such. Gives me the soldering capacity I
need - ever notice what you have to solder is eight inches beyond the cord -
and the quick-heating woodburner I like.
"Silvan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > I sign with a burner when I'm using a finish incompatible with Sharpies.
>
> I should get a burner. That's a good idea.
>
"Silvan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> You've taken away my pine. You've taken away my stain. You've taken away
> my sandpaper.
>
> Now you've taken away my beloved Minwhacks poly, you bastard.
<snip>
Naw, he didn't *take* them away. He just *bi---ed* about them long enough to
make you take the guilt on yourself. I'm thinking he had lessons in "Jewish
Mama Guilt Trips".(G,D&R)
Nahmie
George wrote:
> The clarity of the finish and its thickness are under your control, use
> the one with the durability to suit the anticipated use.
Sure. I'm probably going to buy a new can of poly the next time I do some
walking sticks.
I'm glad I tried shellac though. A lot less complicated than I thought,
good results, more clear than anything I've ever used, and most
importantly, it dries fast. I don't have an interior space anywhere in my
entire sphere of influence that doesn't make poly collect dust like crazy.
It's been great not having to sand all that stuff out so I can re-coat it
and then collect a new layer of dust. :)
> I sign with a burner when I'm using a finish incompatible with Sharpies.
I should get a burner. That's a good idea.
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Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan <[email protected]>
Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/
On Mon, 27 Oct 2003 17:20:23 -0500, Silvan
<[email protected]> brought forth from the murky depths:
>You've taken away my pine. You've taken away my stain. You've taken away
>my sandpaper.
Hmmm, sounds like you're talking to THIS particular Larry. Hi!
>Now you've taken away my beloved Minwhacks poly, you bastard.
I'm a SOB, too, you silly savage.
>I finally caved in to your inexorable pressure and tried some bug shit
>dissolved in booze on that walnut checker box project.
Hey, my fave-of-the-day is Waterlox. I just about shit when I
found them hawking goop with the P-word in it yesterday. <sigh>
>I've already done four coats since 10:00 this morning. The thing looks
>plenty shiny, but it doesn't look like I dipped it in plastic.
Now take the good brand 0000 steel wool to it with some
Johnson's wax on it. Rub it down like you'd do to yourself
whilst going blind and see how it looks. Nice, huh?
>My only serious faux pas so far was when sealing the bottom. I've been in
>the habit of writing the date of completion and other such on the
>back/bottom/inside of my projects where no one will see them. I use
>Sharpies for this. Sharpie ink dissolves in alcohol. Oops.
So coat the signature in poly. It's not like a valuable item, eh?
>So far, I'm liking it. I even used it to debug that lacquered project.
Bueno, bwana. Carry on.
P.S: Kwitcherbitchen. It's very unladylike.
Larry Jaques wrote:
>>You've taken away my pine. You've taken away my stain. You've taken away
>>my sandpaper.
>
> Hmmm, sounds like you're talking to THIS particular Larry. Hi!
Yeah, I knew you'd find it.
>>Now you've taken away my beloved Minwhacks poly, you bastard.
>
> I'm a SOB, too, you silly savage.
Probably explains it all then.
>>I finally caved in to your inexorable pressure and tried some bug shit
>>dissolved in booze on that walnut checker box project.
>
> Hey, my fave-of-the-day is Waterlox. I just about shit when I
> found them hawking goop with the P-word in it yesterday. <sigh>
This is Zin... Zin... You know who I'm talking about. I figured what the
hell. I could always get it off if I didn't like it.
> Now take the good brand 0000 steel wool to it with some
> Johnson's wax on it. Rub it down like you'd do to yourself
> whilst going blind and see how it looks. Nice, huh?
Can't quite yet. I need to ask about that. Got away from me here and
there, and there are some thick patches near edges. I'm sure I can fix
this, but I'm not quite sure how. I tried rubbing it with 0000 steel wool
dipped in denatured alcohol, but that only seemed to soften the finish so
it could re-harden with pretty much the same thick patches.
The bulk of the piece has been tack free for a long time, but the thick
patches are soft and goopy. I need to fix that before I wax it, or I'll
just make a mess.
At least with this stuff I have some hope of fixing it. :)
>>back/bottom/inside of my projects where no one will see them. I use
>>Sharpies for this. Sharpie ink dissolves in alcohol. Oops.
>
> So coat the signature in poly. It's not like a valuable item, eh?
I don't have any poly. I ran out, see. I had a new can of poly in my hand,
and then I decided to live a little and try something different.
> P.S: Kwitcherbitchen. It's very unladylike.
Yeah, you should talk. Bitchin' about everything I hold dear.
(I still think my *poly* covered, *stained*, *pine* chess box looks nice,
thankyaveramuch.)
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Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan <[email protected]>
Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/