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syl97 · 11-03-2009, 04:10 AM

I finally got some time to do some intarsia after 9 month. I started on KW Fox and penguin. For the fox i used padauk, walnut and aspen. The penguin i used walnut,aspen,padauk,yellow cedar, pin.
Now what could i used to keep the padauk orange??

Sylvain

Sally · 11-03-2009, 07:49 AM

They look like they are going to be wonderful.

jlyn069 · 11-03-2009, 08:01 AM

Sylvain,
THey are really looking good. I don;t know what to use to keep the wood orange but I am sure someone else here will have the answer.
Jackie

pat c · 11-03-2009, 05:41 PM

The only way I know if to keep padauk orange is to keep it in a dark closet. Not the answer you want to hear I'm sure. A friend of mine did a really nice small table with a drawer about 5 years ago and the only part that's still orange is the inside of the drawer. The rest is a beautiful brown... but not orange. Pat

Bluebird · 11-03-2009, 11:38 PM

Sylvain, those are looking good! Nice to hear you are back at intarsia. As for padauk, if you hang the project on a wall that doesn't get any direct sun, it can stay orange for a few years. I also find that if you coat it with a water based poly, it stays more orange then if you coat it with an oil base poly.
Good luck

jim_mex · 11-03-2009, 11:59 PM

Hi Sylvain - those designs are turning out really nice. I especially like the penguins - but then who wouldn't!

looking forward to seeing the finished pieces.

syl97 · 11-04-2009, 03:52 PM

Merci, Henriette , that is what i am going to do, use a water base poly.I hope it is going to stay orange fo a long time.

Sylvain

Fran1942 · 11-04-2009, 05:14 PM

Sylvain, Looks really nice.
As far as keeping the paduak orange, Bluebird is right. The guy at my Rocklers told me to wash or wipe with 100% mineral spirits before finishing, that it was the natural oils in the wood that caused it to turn dark. Keeping it out of direct sunlight also helps.
Fran

grandpuppies · 11-04-2009, 07:06 PM

Hi,
This is going to sound wierd but we had some success using a sun screen on paduck then finishing it abd it holds it's original color. Almost like using the sunscreen as a oil finish.

el

Janette · 11-04-2009, 08:25 PM

somebody else said something about sunscreen once...can't for the life of me remember who. They "finished" the project with sunscreen - then I think sprayed a finish on after that but I can't remember all the details. Maybe experiment on a piece first.

11-03-2009, 07:49 AM	#2
Sally Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Renton WA Posts: 1,027	They look like they are going to be wonderful. __________________ DeWalt user.

11-03-2009, 05:41 PM	#4
pat c Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Woodbine,Ga Posts: 433	The only way I know if to keep padauk orange is to keep it in a dark closet. Not the answer you want to hear I'm sure. A friend of mine did a really nice small table with a drawer about 5 years ago and the only part that's still orange is the inside of the drawer. The rest is a beautiful brown... but not orange. Pat __________________ Woodworking is Therapy.... some of us need more therapy than others.

11-03-2009, 11:38 PM	#5
Bluebird Intarsia member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Laurentians, Quebec Posts: 638	Sylvain, those are looking good! Nice to hear you are back at intarsia. As for padauk, if you hang the project on a wall that doesn't get any direct sun, it can stay orange for a few years. I also find that if you coat it with a water based poly, it stays more orange then if you coat it with an oil base poly. Good luck __________________ Henriette "People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be" - [Abraham Lincoln] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - HCorbeil Wood Mosaics web page

11-03-2009, 11:59 PM	#6
jim_mex 'Senior' member - no way! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Pachuca, Mexico Posts: 1,788	Hi Sylvain - those designs are turning out really nice. I especially like the penguins - but then who wouldn't! looking forward to seeing the finished pieces. __________________ Jim in Mexico “Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.” -Albert Einstein

11-04-2009, 03:52 PM	#7
syl97 Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Courtenay,B.C. Canada Posts: 63	Merci, Henriette , that is what i am going to do, use a water base poly.I hope it is going to stay orange fo a long time. Sylvain __________________ Sylvain:

11-03-2009, 08:01 AM	#3
jlyn069 Jackie Join Date: May 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 202	Sylvain, THey are really looking good. I don;t know what to use to keep the wood orange but I am sure someone else here will have the answer. Jackie

11-04-2009, 05:14 PM	#8
Fran1942 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 392	Sylvain, Looks really nice. As far as keeping the paduak orange, Bluebird is right. The guy at my Rocklers told me to wash or wipe with 100% mineral spirits before finishing, that it was the natural oils in the wood that caused it to turn dark. Keeping it out of direct sunlight also helps. Fran

11-04-2009, 07:06 PM	#9
grandpuppies Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oakland, CA Posts: 12	Hi, This is going to sound wierd but we had some success using a sun screen on paduck then finishing it abd it holds it's original color. Almost like using the sunscreen as a oil finish. el

11-04-2009, 08:25 PM	#10
Janette Intarsia Moderator Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Eugene, Oregon Posts: 2,110 Blog Entries: 4	somebody else said something about sunscreen once...can't for the life of me remember who. They "finished" the project with sunscreen - then I think sprayed a finish on after that but I can't remember all the details. Maybe experiment on a piece first. __________________ Janette www.square-designs.com

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