This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Hi David. I've been missing my spar varnish for too long now (wooden = boats, boats, boats in my former life). I bought a copy of Fine = Woodworking and have assembled various sample pieces of oak, walnut, = mahogany, and rosewood. I will try this finish on all of these woods and = report back. I will also be trying various staining and grain filling = methods. Wish me luck! Give me a couple weeks for all stains and stuff = to dry - I don't like to hurry any of this stuff. Terry Farrell =20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: David Love=20 To: Pianotech=20 Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 1:00 AM Subject: Varnishing Soundboards There was a very interesting article in this month's Fine Woodworking = magazine that discussed a method of using spar varnish for finishing = furniture. It involved sanding the varnish into the wood in successive = coats using finer and finer sandpaper. The sanding created a kind of = slurry which acts to fill the grain of the wood. The excess varnish is = then wiped off and allowed to dry before the next finer grit is used on = the subsequent coat. I have always liked using varnish on soundboards for its durability = and look, but have found it a bit of a headache because of the time it = takes to dry and the problems with dust. This method supposedly avoids = that and creates a rather lustrous finish. Has anyone tried this = method? Any comments. The article mentions that for large surfaces you = may want to use two people. =20 David Love ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/59/21/f0/d1/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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