I thought I was going to be glad I had finally finished the mosaics and could move on to staining. I was wrong.
Until yesterday, I’d never used a water based stain before. Now I know why. Normally, for bright colors I prefer to use aniline dye, using alcohol as the [...]
Furniture project part 6: the pain of stain.
Furniture project part 5: Grouting.
So after many hours, I did finally manage to finish the mosaic work on that large circle on the left side of the case.
I really do want to stress that what you’re looking at takes hours. You can only put down so many pieces until you have to wait until the glue firms up [...]
Furniture project part 4: A different kind of frustration.
Thank goodness, I’ve stopped chiseling.
I finally was able to finish all the chiseling a few days ago. I’ve still not reattached all the door and drawer fronts, since the rest of the project is easier to do when the pieces are lying flat.
So I went back to ye local hardware supply and picked up [...]
Furniture project part 3.5: Still carving, still sucks.
I spent the weekend carving away at the circles I’d made last week and griping about the lack of appearance of my sharpening stones (which unfortunately may be in New Jersey, a problem that is big for all kinds of reasons.) But as of right now there’s only two sections left to carve out- the [...]
Furniture project part 3: A flexible shaft is not a sex toy.
So, we have a clean piece of sanded furniture that has a design traced on it. Now what?
Now is when the really tedious, fussy, messy part begins. Some people may call it fun. I don’t, because I truly dislike working with wood. This is the one part of the job that for me, [...]
Furniture project part 2- Sanding and drawing.
Okay, so the case is as taken apart as it’s going to be, and all the spray painting save the clear coating is done. What’s next? Sanding.
Here’s where I tell you I own both a palm and a detail sander and yet, I sanded this piece by hand. Why?
Because wood veneer is [...]
And now for something completely different- a furniture project.
For those who haven’t known me for very long, before I got my design degrees and before I got my restoration degree, I was an artist full time. I did a lot of murals, and paint f/x and mosaic work. But I also did a lot of “recycled” artwork, particularly on things like glass [...]
I don’t think I’m back yet, but..
Honestly, I don’t think I’m back yet. Things remain in a state where I’m not feeling too good about posting much of anything anywhere, and I have no idea when things will begin to straighten out.
I am really only popping up to mention that I actually, miraculously, made the Designboom Crystal Vision contest deadline (which [...]
