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    Re: Stain vs. Dye

    I'm sure there's a way to get some tru-oil ;-)

    I've experimented with it on scrap, and my observations, based on my assumptions are that it is much more glossy than I thought it would be, and it...
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    Re: Stain vs. Dye

    I used the Behlen Solar Lux dye, and was very impressed with it: it dries in seconds (I think that's a good thing). On my second one I think I'm going to use the Colortone Dyes from StewMac (I...
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    Re: Sunburst, the hard way?

    Just to add, so you can see how it progressed, here are four steps of the process:

    The first stain:
    http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~cczjrt/finish1.jpg

    After Airbrushing the edges:...
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    Re: Sunburst, the hard way?

    Here's one that I did with one bottle of dye, rubbing out the centre with wire wool to lighten it up. I first thinned the dye 50-50, and applied it with a pad, then air-brushed the full strength dye...
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    Re: Finishing Process

    ta-da!

    http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~cczjrt/setup.jpg
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    Re: IV kit arrived...

    I found it better to be able to move the wood around as you carve. I put the wood loose on top of a pile of crumpled sheets and used a finger plane whislt holding the wood in the other hand and it...
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    Re: Finishing Process

    and just for fun:

    http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~cczjrt/polish.swf

    I wish that did take six seconds, rather than six weeks!
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    Re: Finishing Process

    Sorry, I forgot one:

    http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~cczjrt/polish3.jpg
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    Re: Finishing Process

    Hiya,

    Just a quick update: it's progressing well. Few bits and peices to sort out in the finish, but it's getting there:

    http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~cczjrt/polish1.jpg
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  10. Re: Violin-Making: As It Was and Is by Ed Heron-Allen

    This raises a question for me: what are the good books to get? This is probably worth a new thread, I guess, but I've looked around for books, and there don't seem to be that many.
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    Re: So unbelievably jealous.....

    Just finishing a Stew Mac F5 kit. Had no experience or tools, really, before I started. Very pleased with the result. Total cost probably somewhere around £1000, but spread over 7 months, and maybe...
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    Re: Finishing Process

    LOL. I'm not. But when I build the $25000 mandolin I'm going to start on next, it might be a consideration!

    It had never occurred to me you'd be fussy about the thickness of your finish, other...
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    Re: Finishing Process

    How do you measure that? Is that thin or thick? What's considered too thick?
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    Re: Finishing Process

    I didn't get the sealer coat anywhere near smooth enough to even think about trying to do it on top of a finish, but I'm not sure what further work after spraying that top coat you anticipated? I did...
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    Re: First time build?

    The scroll makes every single step more difficult than it would be on an A model - I'd be interested in what others think, but the scroll has probably doubled the time I would have spent if I'd done...
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    Re: Varnish or polish?

    I made my own varnish: get a bag of Liberon blonde flakes from Axminster Tools, then mix with Meths. 500ml of Meths and 125g of Shellac flakes, or 4:1 ml:g. Or add 10% sandarac to the flakes, so...
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    Re: Finishing Process

    It worked fine. I figured it would work OK the first time, and if I only use it once, then it's done what I needed it to do. I cleaned it all out pretty good afterwards, and there are diagrams to...
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    Re: Finishing Process

    OK, the French Polish golden rule: too little cannot mess you up. Too much can really mess you up. I had to sand off the back, and restain it after starting to pull up the polish and messing up the...
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    Re: Finishing Process

    It's all going well so far,except for one problem: whilst french polishing, the stain is bleeding on to the bindings. I expected that with the first coat on top of the sealer, which is where I've got...
  20. Re: Just got my Siminoff Book in the mail last night

    To build the Stew Mac F5 kit I would highly recommend the MacCrostie DVD. The instructions with the kit are the ones online: not nearly good enough for a newbie like me: 4 printed pages vs a 3 hour...
  21. Re: Just got my Siminoff Book in the mail last night

    Watch the MacCrostie video about the jigs and router setup for cutting the dovetail joints, then decide. I would reckon the Siminoff way is easier if I was doing a scratch build, unless there is some...
  22. Re: Just got my Siminoff Book in the mail last night

    I reckon it's tricky either way. I found hand carving the notch much easier by hand than by using a dremel and making jigs to hit the angles. Micro chisels and a few hours on the back doorstep on a...
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    Re: Finishing Process

    Here we are with the bindings scraped: it looks fantastic, better than I ever thought it might. I am hoisting a beer for everyone who has helped so far: have a great weekend.
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    I can't hang a mirror, but I am just finishing number 1. http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~cczjrt/white.jpg

    http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~cczjrt/spray.jpg

    TAKE YOUR TIME. Get the Don macCrostie...
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    Re: Finishing Process

    Got the bindings scraped and it looks brilliant, better than I ever hoped it might with the first clear coat on.

    When french polishing do you do each surface in different sessions, or do the whole...
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