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10th September 2014, 10:34 PM #1Senior Member
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Remember that Japanese Cedar?
Nearly broke my back wielding the chainsaw. The timber was so wet that it was like having a shower (in strongly perfumed water), so it took an age in the microwave to dry just one block. After a bit of experimentation to preserve the heart wood colour this was the final result - not perfect but I have a ton more of the timber so plenty more practice material !
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10th September 2014, 11:59 PM #2
Well done. Looks good. I love holes. And great figure. My Jap cedar is all orange now. But still nice figure all the same. I wonder what yours will do over time.
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11th September 2014, 12:15 AM #3Senior Member
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I have to confess a bit of cheating (if it is). I matched some stain to the original colour of the freshly cut timber and then when dry, sanded it back to leave a combination of the natural and artificial colours. To the casual observer it looks genuine, and hopefully the stain won't fade.
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11th September 2014, 01:09 AM #4
Nice piece.
You might need to take a photographic record over a period of time to see if it does change.
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11th September 2014, 09:55 AM #5Senior Member
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Not a bad idea - I haven't used this stain before
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12th September 2014, 06:39 PM #6
looking good Phil.
Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working. — Pablo Picasso
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12th September 2014, 07:27 PM #7Senior Member
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Cheers Hughie, I'm interested to see what you come up with with your blocks of JC - send me a pic.
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13th September 2014, 06:13 PM #8anne-maria.
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