kurotenshi Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 Hi there, can somebody tellme where i can find a tutorial to make this finish? the site says # Finishes: Natural Satin Sanded Finish or Sanded Oil finish (coloured) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryovanni Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 Looks like it is just died black and oil finished(nothing fancy). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim37 Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 if you cant find a tutorial you might try this use a sanding sponge and sand with the grain http://www.3mestore.com/70070588614.html i used one once and wasn't happy didn't mean for that to happen it removed the softer grain much faster than the harder wood and left something that looked like that. i ended up having to use filler to fix it any way then like fryovanni black die and oil hey try this on a scrap piece first and see if you get the desired effect. like i said i came up with th defined wood grain like that on accident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 +1 what Tim37 said, although I would perhaps recommend wire wool as it drags out softer grain a lot better than sanding pads. I'm not sure if Warwick sandblast those bodies, but that would perhaps be a little impractical for a home builder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwedishLuthier Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 I have tried both sand blasting and rotating wire brushes to get that surface. I wasn't really happy with either of the results. The surface was way to rough. But I was going for a drift wood look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 I guess it varies what will work from piece to piece - finding the balance between abrading all the wood and just the soft. I did this very well on some scrap ash I have, with 000 wire wool which was just about right to not gouge. 0000 would perhaps do the same job, albeit slower with softer transitions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpcrash Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 Is it just me - or would that finish look awesome with some highlights to make it simulate burning embers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 Probably. Big soft brush to dry brush on highlights? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpcrash Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 Probably. Big soft brush to dry brush on highlights? Yeah - that would be really nice - maybe an opaque yellow w/ trans red. Need some opaque white as well... hmmm... I'm smelling a new project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpm99 Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 It looks like a test piece I'm working on. Black dye and about 4-5 coats of TruOil. You might try that. It's certainly easy - very hard to mess it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurotenshi Posted July 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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