John Wayne AKA THE DUKE - Page 2

John Wayne AKA THE DUKE · 04-02-2008, 09:06 PM

Heres one I just finished for my Grandpa! Wasn't that many cuts just alot of detail in the cuts! But I think it came out good!

What I wana do as far as Finishing is a Red & yellow Dye so it looks like the sun is setting in the back ground! Any ideas!?!?

Ncdawgs1882 · 04-03-2008, 05:04 PM

its 13 1/2" tall & 11" wide

sawduster · 04-03-2008, 05:08 PM

Nice pattern and nice clean cutting

The pic looks like it has orange and yellow tones already ......perhaps some BLO to enhance that and leave it natural ? You could experminet on the cut-outs

Good job !!

Ncdawgs1882 · 04-03-2008, 05:20 PM

Originally Posted by sawduster

Nice pattern and nice clean cutting The pic looks like it has orange and yellow tones already ......perhaps some BLO to enhance that and leave it natural ? You could experminet on the cut-outs

Good job !!

Not Sure what BLO is???

Gofor · 04-03-2008, 05:31 PM

Originally Posted by Ncdawgs1882

Not Sure what BLO is???

Boiled Linseed Oil. If you click on the North Carolina Woodworker Info button on the wide banner at the top of the page, the drop down menu will have a tab called North Carolina Woodworker Lexicon. It is a compilation of most of the abbreviations and terms used.

Hope this helps

Go

ScottM · 04-03-2008, 06:33 PM

Originally Posted by Bas

Wow, that looks great! I know even less than the previous posters about finishing, but let's face it, you could paint it peach and it would STILL be awesome

If a scroll saw came with an Undo feature, I'd be sorely tempted to try it. Man that's pretty.

Peach and THE DUKE will never go together. You must be from out of town.

If you are ever inclined I know where you can borrow a scroll saw and it is only a 1/2 mile away. BTW they do have a Undo feature. I have used it many times. It is called the kindling pile.

sawduster · 04-03-2008, 07:05 PM

There is another Undo feature known as CA glue

Wouldn't kindling be " delete " ?

Ncdawgs1882 · 04-03-2008, 07:20 PM

So thought I would Look up BLO & this is what I found!

Linseed Oil, Boiled

Linseed Oil was the choice of the old timers.

I put the boiled after the linseed oil to draw attention to it rather than to indicate that there will be other types covered. The other type is raw linseed oil, it will never dry, but will become gummy and sticky, so be sure to get BOILED linseeed oil if you decide on that kind of finish.

Linseed oil gives a fantastic finish, but you need a year to apply it. The general rule of thumb for a linseed oil finish is once an hour for a day, once a day for a week, once a week for a month and once a month for a year. The finish was usually french polished once a year after that. That's a lot of work.

I really dont have a year to finish it! I've gotta ship it off to Vegas in a cpl of days! What should I do???

DaveO · 04-03-2008, 07:36 PM

BLO will bring out the color in the wood, and help to "pop" the grain. As a finish itself it is very poor. It is good as a wood "colorant". But just about any oil-based finish is going to give the same effect. You might consider using either a commercial or home brew "Danish Oil" which is esentually a mix of BLO, varnish and MS to thin it (1

1 ratio). It goes on easy, colors and pops the grain, and provides enough protect for an art piece.
Dave

sawduster · 04-03-2008, 11:12 PM

Jonathan , what I do for my fret work is to dip it. I have a large aluminum roasting pan that I put a layer of BLO in, then lay the piece in and swish it around ( gently ) to cover it completely. Then I allow it to drip for several minutes on a rack I made to fit above the pan . After that, take several thicknesses of paper towel, place the piece on it and use several more to " blot " it . The paper towels will wick all of the oil from the frets. Change the towels as needed to remove the excess oil and then hang it to dry . Use a piece of wax paper underneath to protect your workbench . Do not ball up the paper towels and throw them away!! BLO heats up as it dries and can spontaneously combust if balled up ( trust me on this

) the paper towels should be spread out flat outside until dry or use other appropriate disposal methods . If the panel is allowed to dry indoors it can be ready within 24 hrs with a 1/8" or 1/4" panel . Good ol' sunshine does a good job too

Rub a piece of brown paper bag on a large area and see if any oil comes off on the bag. No oil , piece is dry. I then use a couple of light coats of DEFT spray ...whatever finish you desire. After a couple of hours, burnish the piece with a piece of brown paper bag (careful of that delicate fretwork) and you're all set. If the piece will be framed with glass, the DEFT is not really necessary. As DaveO said, the piece is protected by the oil

E-mail me if you want more details
hope this helps

Bas · 04-04-2008, 12:05 AM

What Dave and Robert said. It's hard to mess up BLO. I've used the magic mixture of BLO, mineral spirits on a variety of projects, and it's like Mac'n'Cheese. Even people who can't cook can make it work and make something tasty.

You should be able to get it dry within two days, but oil does have a smell that takes a while to dissipate. Just keep that in mind.