chuck1
21st December 2014, 05:29 PM
The half round blew out so I turned a finial out of Blackwood and gave it a coat of vinegar and steel wool, ( thankyou Willie)
after looking at it a more slender finial might be on the cards!
Thankyou to this forum for inspiration!
C and C welcome!
smiife
21st December 2014, 07:30 PM
Hi chuckie,
Looks good, where, s the box for lid to go on?
Hermit
21st December 2014, 11:01 PM
:whs:
Nice. :2tsup:
You sure bang things out quickly.
The piece of Blackwood ebonised well. Nice and black, with just a hint of the original colour showing through.
I've used the vinegar/steel wool method, (AKA Liquid Nightmare), a lot. (My VW Beetle tyres were done that way.) Works well on high-tannin timbers. Brewers tannin, (tanivin), can also be applied first, on low-tannin timbers, then allowed to dry before the iron acetate mix is applied, to help the process along.
Dalboy
24th December 2014, 04:33 AM
A job well done:2tsup: now to make something and incorporate it into it.:U
Scott
26th December 2014, 10:25 AM
Turned out great Chuck. A slender finial is definitely the way to go.