glenn bradley
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You are certainly "lighting the way" to Christmas
Only 82 days, 15 hours and 10 minutes till Christmas. Can it really be so close!?!
I love the looks of the arched candle holders, Im thinking of using a 1.25 inch fortsner and cutting 1/2 inch deep for tealights only, this way the 3 arches can nest inside of each other when not in use, just a visual thing.although yours will take atealight also, Im just too lazy to go out an buy voltive glass
never thought about the descent of the arch, yeah, the tin will stick out, so how bout cutting the holes a bit deeper, will be planted deeper, but I think will give same look.
Those are all very nice, Glenn.
And to respectfully disagree with Bob, you're not "lighting the way". Instead, you've had a burning, overarching desire to illuminate the holidays.
how did you finish them if I may ask?
Couldn't be easier.
- Sand to 220
- Flood with BLO (first coat will soak in in a few minutes)
- Flood with BLO again
- Wait 20 - 30 minutes and aggressively wipe off any excess
- Let dry a few days, rubbing off any weeping now and again
- 6 coats of clear shellac; sand with 400 - 600 or rub with a gray syntho pad between coats so it ends up super smooth
- Let dry overnight
- Apply some paste wax and buff
Those are all very nice, Glenn.
And to respectfully disagree with Bob, you're not "lighting the way". Instead, you've had a burning, overarching desire to illuminate the holidays.
Thanks Glenn, but what is a syntho pad? is it similar to Scotch Brite?
Question: doesn't the BLO prevent the shellac sticking to the piece? I would have thought so. I guess it doesn't as you do it but ...
What about tung oil? can one apply shellac or PU varnish on top of it?