Larry Jaques wrote:
On Tue, 09 Aug 2005 19:30:45 -0400, the opaque WillR
clearly wrote:
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Larry Jaques wrote:

On Tue, 09 Aug 2005 13:31:17 -0400, the opaque WillR
clearly wrote:


Flexner is right about one thing -- some people give "stain" a bad ra=
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HAH! 98.999% of all who try do. Then there are artistes.
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I have been called worse. lol
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You STILL don't get it, do you? sigh

I did actually -- but it is fun pulling your chain a tiny bit.


I wasn't saying the 98.999% were artistes. I meant that very=20
few people in this world can do anything decent with stain.
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Every so often I _do_ use stain. And I believe that you can get very=20
nice results where the wood has a lot of variation in absorbency.

See one project here where
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The maple/walnut inlay and the cherry panel top were tied together using =

the fruitwood deftoil Danish Oil Finish... There was too much colour=20
variation for it to look nice -- to me anyway.

Deftoil used...
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...3D1,190,42942=


I used Minwax Dark Walnut (#2716) to stain the Walnut -- too much=20
variation in the walnut. It obscured a bit -- but what the heck -- it=20
looks better now than it did. The contrast in colours was worth the loss =

of clarity in the wood.

I experimented a lot on pieces that came from the project -- and even=20
let some of the samples age a month.

Recently I did some ceramic and mill work(?) for a house -- the stairway =

and landing. I put in light coloured ceramic, some brass trim and=20
trimmed that with oak -- dyed with antique Cherry Aniline dye from Lee=20
Valley, topped with heavy duty glossy Poly, and replaced the carpet with =

a Berber that contrasted and complemented the millwork and the ceramic.=20
It has been getting an "Omigod - that is incredible!" reaction from=20
viewers. I will post some pictures in a week or so when I have applied=20
the top coat of heavy duty _Polyurethane_ to the rest of the work. It=20
brings out the colour contrast and brings out a glow in the wood -- due=20
to the lighting in the stairway, landing and entryway. Poly does add=20
some yellowing, but I wanted that in this scheme... I will probably=20
strip the railing and try to bring it in to the same colour range as the =

trim. If the aniline dye does not work -- I will use a gel stain --=20
despite the obscuring of grain.

One fellow who looked at thew woodwork at just said. "When you are=20
finished drop over -- look at my entry way and tell me how much money=20
you want and when you can start. Do whatever you like... " That's the=20
kind of reaction I like to get. Now if I only actually did this work=20
professionally...

So I say -- try anything -- and persevere till you get the effect that=20
you want.


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Will R.
Jewel Boxes and Wood Art
http://woodwork.pmccl.com
The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those=20
who have not got it.=94 George Bernard Shaw