locust
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I was looking into at CTH myself, but the lack of pre-built options sent me the other direction. I recently picked up a Schiit Lyr for my TPs, and I'm pretty happy with my purchase. YMMV.
I was looking into at CTH myself, but the lack of pre-built options sent me the other direction. I recently picked up a Schiit Lyr for my TPs, and I'm pretty happy with my purchase. YMMV.
4.5pants cup and baffle are done in black walnut. Can someone suggest a finish for them ? I have no experience varnishing / dyeing wood and I have no idea what would make this essence stand out.
what type of finish you looking for ?
what type of finish you looking for ?
I like the actual color of the untreated cups and as I said, I know almost nothing about wood finish. If there was a way to keep that black and white contrast AND have high gloss lacquered finish, that would be perfect.
Unfortunaly, I don't believe I could go through a 15-step process and get a nice result on first try, so maybe something simpler. What are the alternative?
What result can I expect from oil and wax only ? I have pharmacy-grade mineral oil, would that do or should I buy a specialised product ?
first thing is apply some boiled linseed oil
then go look up ca glue finish
other wise it will take upto 10 steps to get the finish you want.
Thanks Teejaay for the info. I see that the method is mainly used for pen turning. I have 2 questions :
First, i've read that since Black wallnut is a porous wood, one should start by sanding it with oil so that the resulting slurry fills the pores of the wood. Can you comment on this, I don't know what to expect if I do this prior to applying CA glue.
Second, I don't have access to my lathe for a few weeks. Can the CA glue be applied by hand (I have some 30 seconds setting glue) ? If not, I guess I can make a drill adaptor to spin the cups.
I'd love a Lyr as well but it's just out of my budget.