Thanks Bill, I'll look into it. I thought the 2 for a buck thing was great,
especially for us retired folks with a slim income! lol

Bob


"Bill Noble" wrote in message
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there is stuff called "fish paper" that segmented turners use for
highlighting lines - available in many colors


"Bob Crawford" wrote in message
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Here's something I've been meaning to post for awhile.

Having been smitten by the stave/segmented turning bug, I've been on a
quest for creating ultra thin lines between the pieces. Formica has
worked well, but I wanted thinner (wife says I'm just never satisfied
with anything!)

Walking in our local supermarket one morning, I spotted a rack with
poster board for sale at a whopping 2 for a dollar, in about a dozen
different colors. This stuff is about 1/16 thick, maybe smaller.
Perhaps 80-100 lb card stock?

Took home a few blacks, one white and one red, 2x3 feet in size.
Experimenting with white pine, I put together a small piece and low and
behold, it works! Solid as a rock. I used Elmer's Pro yellow glue for
the bonding. and lacquer for the finish. When I get around to doing a
nicer piece, I'll post pics.

Now, the white and black are perfect, while the Red (and I'll assume the
other colors as well) actually have a very small white center that
subdues the red color. So, the "red" in the line is very faint, but
still there on close examination. The card stock absorbs the glue from
both sides and literally pulls the fibers into the wood.

Contrasting CURVED lines are in the near future, and my cutting, glue-up,
prep times just got a little longer! (sigh)

Bob Crawford

As an afterthought...

Anyone ever considered taking a large stack of Newspapers, cutting pieces
into perhaps 8x8 squares, (all newsprint or all Sunday color funnies
would be interesting) gluing them together and turning a bowl or plate?

Sometimes I wish my mind had a brake pedal...