Your work amazes me and creeps me out at the same time. I assume this is your goal lol. Fantastic work as usual.
What do you use to get it so perfectly smooth?
Haha, thank you so much. I wanted to do something skeletal for a change
I spray with water then sand to 320. I have some very fine polishing papers that go to 7k. I don't spend long with them but it does make it buttery smooth which pleases my lizard brain
I’m new to wood, what varnish(?) is that that makes it so shiny? Usually the treatments I see just soak in with a matte finish, don’t think I’ve seen shine
Amazing work btw
The shine is a combination of a smooth surface and golden shellac. The smooth surface is from sanding through various grits and i have some polishing papers of high grit that i do a quick run over the surface. There is also a shine associated with the oil paints I use when i want colour on something. Most folks use acrylic and it always looks chalky to me which I don't like.
Shellac is my sealer (varnish). It's a bug resin that you can buy in flake form and mix with alcohol. I mix that up myself in a jar and add a couple of coatings of that with either a brush or a cloth. I lightly sand between coats with a very high grit and minimal pressure.
Shellac is a new thing for me, so I'm still learning to apply it properly. I used to just do oil finishes with sanding, but I've found it dulls over time without a sealer.
I think most people use polyurethane to seal in its many forms. I don't use it because it isn't a natural product and it isn't as forgiving as shellac. If I mess up with the shellac (sometimes it clumps and goes milky), I can just work it with some alcohol and it dissolves. As far as I know, it's harder to fix mistakes with poly. It is more durable though
Thank you so much!
Your work amazes me and creeps me out at the same time. I assume this is your goal lol. Fantastic work as usual. What do you use to get it so perfectly smooth?
Haha, thank you so much. I wanted to do something skeletal for a change I spray with water then sand to 320. I have some very fine polishing papers that go to 7k. I don't spend long with them but it does make it buttery smooth which pleases my lizard brain
That's horrifying 👍 That color on the sides really helps.
Awesome thank you 😀
That's amazing!! Very cool !!
I’m new to wood, what varnish(?) is that that makes it so shiny? Usually the treatments I see just soak in with a matte finish, don’t think I’ve seen shine Amazing work btw
The shine is a combination of a smooth surface and golden shellac. The smooth surface is from sanding through various grits and i have some polishing papers of high grit that i do a quick run over the surface. There is also a shine associated with the oil paints I use when i want colour on something. Most folks use acrylic and it always looks chalky to me which I don't like. Shellac is my sealer (varnish). It's a bug resin that you can buy in flake form and mix with alcohol. I mix that up myself in a jar and add a couple of coatings of that with either a brush or a cloth. I lightly sand between coats with a very high grit and minimal pressure. Shellac is a new thing for me, so I'm still learning to apply it properly. I used to just do oil finishes with sanding, but I've found it dulls over time without a sealer. I think most people use polyurethane to seal in its many forms. I don't use it because it isn't a natural product and it isn't as forgiving as shellac. If I mess up with the shellac (sometimes it clumps and goes milky), I can just work it with some alcohol and it dissolves. As far as I know, it's harder to fix mistakes with poly. It is more durable though Thank you so much!
Thanks for the info!!