On Sun, 08 Jan 2006 06:46:27 GMT, Dorothy and Richard Shelson
wrote:


I took your advice and purchased Mike Darlow's book on Turning Chessmen.
I am trying to turn the firs set in Purpleheart. I am now trying to
figure out the best way to put a finish on them. What is the best way? I
have Tung Oil and Paste wax. I have Shellway Cream which I would love to
try but it warns that if the wood has too much oil it can dullen the
finish. One web site seems to suggest using Armorall under Lacquer. Any
suggestions from this august group.

Don't fear purpleheart. I have turned piles of it into pens, bowls,
goblets, boxes and so on and if it is kept out of the sun and
fluorescent lightit will maintain its purple color for years and
years. I have a purpleheart bowl that I turned 5 years ago that I eat
my cereal out of every day that is as purple as Welch's grape juice.
My wife has a purpleheart pen that is one of the first things I ever
turned that is still a beautiful shade of purple. It's a very dense
wood, and pretty much any finish is suitable for it. I am currently
fond of carnauba wax over sanding sealer cut with turpentine. I've
used poly, danish oil, and even spar varnish.


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