Thread: Christmas experiments

His little brother made of beech...
without the oak's tannin, the black color turn out into a blue-grey that the picture cannot perfectly render.
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copeau
I don't think it matters: they are both very elegant designs.
Thank you for showing the result with that type of finish.

What type of finish have you sealed the wood?

had issues for sealing :
undercoat is a PU "outside" varnish. I didn't use it for the two last coats because it's quite ugly
Two last coats are made with kitche & bathroom "aquastop" varnish, which i could'nt use for the 1st coat 'cause it had a chemical reaction with iron acetate.
Hope it will be strong enough !

Nice tip is you can clean up the acetate color with oxalic acid.
I had to do so on some parts of the edge where the wood pumped up my "soup", even whith a varnish coat to prevent.

Don't buy me a chemistry set for christmas !

They are very nice pieces!!

Thanks for the tips on ebonising, sealing and stain removal.

I'd be happy with those. Very nice.
I can see them is designer magazines this time next year.

That is a lovely idea C. I haven't seen anything like that before. I hope that the finish is a sucess, it should be.

I prefer the smaller beech, both for the colour and shape. But they are both lovely and very unusual.