After getting all that super advice on my rookie questions, finally a
chance for me to make a suggestion. Last week I turned a candle holder
out of beech. One one the growth rings was pitch black (like ebony)
but it had all these crazy "holes" in it. Not sure if eaten by bugs,
shrunken or whatever, but it sure looked weird. I almost turfed it on
the firewood pile as I was worried about it splitting of (it was at
about 1/3 of the diameter).
Remembered a previous post about filling up cracks etc. with something
to provide a contrasting colour. Remembered also that 50 pound bag of
whiting (calcium carbonate) I have in the basement, I use it for my
stained glass stuff. Bright white, super fine (it's rated in microns)
and the traditional [stained glass] way of mixing it is with linseed
oil & turpentine until you have a pancake batter like consistency -
it'll creep into the tiniest of crevices. Oil on nice wood, talk about
coincidence so no in harm trying - talk about yer stunning results!
Sorry, no pics Oh, if you want to colour the mix, just add regular
paint pigments to the batter. Whiting is sold in stained glass stores,
a 1 pound tub is about $5 but it'll go a long way.
Cheers,
Bart.

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