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Jeff Shafer
Registered: May 2005
Location: Eastern PA
Posts: 61
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When I started turning a piece of yellow box burl this gnarly section materialized.
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| · Date: Sat February 20, 2010 · Views: 1,267 · Tags: 1 · Filesize: 40.8kb, 252.6kb · Dimensions: 1024 x 768 ·
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Keywords: Reel Seat
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Harold Dean
Registered: August 2008
Location: 100 Mile House B.C. Canada
Posts: 191
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Sat February 20, 2010 9:51pm
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Surprise, surprise...Wow, that's a real beauty.
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kerry hansen
Registered: October 2007
Posts: 70
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Sat February 20, 2010 10:50pm
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wow what beautiful wood and job. What did you use for the finish.
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Scott Bazinet
Registered: September 2006
Location: Dumfries, South West Scotland
Posts: 70
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Sun February 21, 2010 6:39am
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Jeff
Are you still using the urethane for your finish? I have been waiting to hear from you how you are getting on with it. Im getting very nice results with Lumiseal
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Jeff Shafer
Registered: May 2005
Location: Eastern PA
Posts: 61
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Sun February 21, 2010 7:28am
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Thanks for the kind words guys. This past Fall I met a great gunstock maker, a real artist. We talked about finishing techniques he uses, and what I was trying to accomplish. Since then I've been using hand rubbed coats of Pro Custom Oil (Permalyn is actually a little more durable), a gunstock finish. Each coat is rubbed until nearly dry. Every now and then I use 1500 grit to keep things smooth. 10-20 applications usually does it. Between coats the inserts stand in a cardboard box incubator at around 95 degrees. Using this technique I feel more in control of the process.
Scott, using moisture cure urethane didn't work out for me. No matter what I did I couldn't be assured that no bubbles remained in the finish and when I sanded/polished they revealed themselves as tiny white dots.
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kerry hansen
Registered: October 2007
Posts: 70
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Mon February 22, 2010 3:20am
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How does Pro Custom Oil stand up to wet use?
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Jeff Shafer
Registered: May 2005
Location: Eastern PA
Posts: 61
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Mon February 22, 2010 6:24am
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I haven't put this batch to use yet. According to the research I've done on gun, knife, musical instrument and furniture finishing there really are few finishes that are impervious to water. Some gun builders use epoxy under their applied finishes as a barrier. Pro Custom Oil, Permalyn and Tru-Oil are often referred to as modified oil finishes. Oil based with some form of urethane, they are made to be rubbed on and remain flexible. Some individuals have their own recipes, mixing things like Tung oil, polyurethane and mineral spirits in equal parts. One of the best finishing videos I've seen is on The Woodwhisperer. The site owner spends 30 minutes describing the many finishing options available to woodworkers and as I watched the video, four months of research I did was pulled together nicely. I expect that the reel seats I'm finishing will age gracefully and will deal with changing temperatures and casual water just fine.
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