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14th March 2011, 04:12 PM #46Senior Member
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finish
I was going to follow clawhammers advice,320 grade sand,then 5 coats of FeastWatson tung oil satin floor sealer. Light sand between coats,then rub it back 1200 wet/dry 50/50 linseed oil turps,then 0000 steelwool same mix. Im hoping that it will be tough enough after that. Claw builds a lot of tables ,I love his workso hoping to get as close as I can to that standard Hope springs eternal I have a redgum bar thats just tungoil finish & its been great but thats tough old redgum not soft cedar.
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14th March 2011, 10:12 PM #47Senior Member
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tool storage
Photo of my current limitations work & storage space.Door to front right of supervising pig leads to front verandah. Should be gratefull its only wedding ring that got vetoed
Last edited by moikel; 14th March 2011 at 10:13 PM. Reason: left out word
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14th March 2011, 10:34 PM #48
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15th March 2011, 07:40 PM #49Senior Member
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resin fix
Got a result Red/white swung on its mooring a bit while I was out briefly but I dont mind it tucked into edge,just as well coz it aint moving Cufflinks went in 2nd & sat up nicely,smaller trout imitation looks like its swimming up stream following contour of hole Will pour final stage tomorrow,Barnes product a great tip from stevemc32 Hope to start applying finish on w/e.
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16th March 2011, 07:32 AM #50GOLD MEMBER
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hole work
Nesxt time, I'll make sure Mal gives you some BIG holes to play with.
The timber and concept is great and it seems as if you're having a lot of fun, which is what this is all about.
Look forward to seeing the finished piece.
Regards
Greg
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16th March 2011, 10:47 AM #51Member
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I suppose it's a little too late to tell you but good to know anyways for anyone else embedding fishing lures in their tables/bar knotholes
-there's a railway modellers kit that's a blue epoxy waved water finish that ends up quite realistic and could have made a little sea theme....
You could also route some tracks going past the scenic lake for the beer train (had to mention it- back when I was a drinker was fascinated with the idea of having a train track going through the rooms into the bathroom so the wife could send a cold one through when relaxing in the bath)
Greg- maybe you should bring some branch offcuts/slices from the farm for plugging when there's more hole than knot!
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16th March 2011, 11:05 AM #52Senior Member
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hole fill
Just did last pour,added Canadian flag as bit of artistic licence My late mother was Canadian & wife 2 is as well.So smoothed out domestic relations & balanced up things after red/white lure shifted all in one goFull steam ahead
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16th March 2011, 11:24 AM #53Member
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Moikel- where in Camperdown was Wildwood? Just curious as it's my suburb and I thought I could put names to most of the joints around here....
Cheers,
Garth
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16th March 2011, 11:31 AM #54Senior Member
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wildwood
It was opposite King Furniture on southern side Parra rd.Theres still a bunch of furniture shops there between Johnstone st & ?? that runs past Maccas opposite Annandale hotel. I think they have a shop in Victoria rd Gladesville as well.
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16th March 2011, 05:37 PM #55Senior Member
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resin final
Point was to put a few bits of my personal history in the resin,I was always a fisherman, my late fathers cufflinks, Canadian flag.I am terrible at fiddley finely calibrated things my model airplanes as a child were always the ones we set on fire to replicate the Battle of Britain my little bro's were kept for future conflicts as they were so neat. Im pretty happy to have pulled this off with only a few bubbles in the resin, I may not even sand it just brush the finish straight over the top.
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16th March 2011, 09:28 PM #56
Looks great.
Sorry I missed your progress pic on 15th but next time if you want to get rid of those bubbles like the ones near the red and white lure you might just use a small round cutter on the dremel to destroy them before the next pour.
Which resin product did you end up using?
You might want to sand it just to make sure it's level with the rest of the top.
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16th March 2011, 09:50 PM #57
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16th March 2011, 10:07 PM #58
Couldn't agree more Sawdust Maker.
Shame mine is just finished...
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16th March 2011, 10:22 PM #59Senior Member
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sanding
If I get some shims under slab & tilt it the tiniest bit I think I can top up the area thats just a little low. My work space has some major limitations.It just came out so brilliantly clear that Im worried I will screw up the look by sanding it. Ive sanded all the edges where it overran no problemI used the epoxy casting resin from Barnes,I didnt notice bubbles in first clear pour because I covered it up to stop dust/dog hair etc blowing in then had to have phone conference for 45mins .I got most of them out in later pours by pricking them with a needle. Thanks for the encouragement
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16th March 2011, 10:34 PM #60Senior Member
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beer to good to spill
Not a fan of little creatures ,bit to floral for me but can highly recommend Tommies Czech beer cafe 123 Glebe Point rd some lovely Czech beers on tap. The Czechs did invent pilsener after all.
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