wrote:
i would appreciate your suggestions for finishing the following bowl.
it is beech , it has been carved througout the surface which is going
to be filled with oil paint. the surface is then going to be scorched
with a blow torch.

You are going to scorch the wood after applying oil paint to some or all
of the surface? Is the paint going to be burnt too?


i have experimented on a practice piece and had a
few problems :
1. when oiling with danish or teak the oil will run out of the carvings
and eventually harden with run marks. the carvings are small like
piercings and the oil sits in them unable to be wiped. i feel spraying
will cause the same effect. more care ? maybe but i think eventually i
will get a run and i cant sand it out without destroying the scorched
finish.

More care. Maybe applying very thin coats of warm oil to make them more
fluid while they soak in. Wipe off excess with something absorbent like
paper towel. Check for runs every ten (?) minutes until the oil is cured.

2. the residue from the scorching is being picked up by the oil and
depostied into the carved sections - i had buiffed it off lightly but
dont want to spoil the scorched effect.

Scorched wood is perhaps not the most durable material or coloring.
Whatever you do, you need something that will build a protective layer
over the fragile scorched areas.

Maybe a black stain would be more appropriate?


3. i could use parafin oil as it wont dry hard and wont cause runs as
much but as i am diluting the oil paint in the finishing oil i am wary
that the paint may not dry aswell.

Walnut oil maybe? It doesn't go tacky like danish oil, but does take a
long time to fully cure.




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