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05-15-2008, 06:30 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 154
|  Finish Test - Need Feedback Hi folks, how do you like the finish on the dolphin? Any feedback - good or bad will be appreciated. By the way, notice the way the grain runs - completly unintentional 
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05-15-2008, 07:04 AM
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| Dino  Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Fergus Falls,MN
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| I cut out a Dolphin for my Daughter, mounted it on a dowel with a base and painted it. Like the grain direction. I guess finish wise is up to you, mabey a clear satin finish. Dean |
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05-15-2008, 06:29 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: May 2008
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| What I did was soak the dolphin in tea overnight and after it dried put a coat of wax on it. Better or worst then oil?
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05-16-2008, 02:13 AM
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| Happy to be here member  Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: MA USA
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| Looks good to me.....creative thinking with the tea. All you have to do now is make a coat hanger for it.  just teasing.
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05-16-2008, 04:29 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: wisconsin
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 | To me it appears unfinished. I dont prefer a gloss finish, but a semi-gloss. That is all personal preference however, whatever you like is the right finish.I would opt for danish oil, topped with deft semigloss. I did take a closer look at grain direction. Where you screwed up is that you should have said you CAREFULLY placed the pattern to get the most out of the grain direction . When looking at it magnified though, it almost looks like some vertical scratches or machining marks in the hind 2/3rds of the fish.It could just be in the photo though. |
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05-20-2008, 03:52 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: May 2008
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| Thanks for all the feedback folks. One of the things that bother me, due to my inexperience in these matters, is that it's difficult for me to look at a pattren and see the final results.
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