2/19/2014

Sealer/color

1 TSP sugar, 1 TSP pine resin
in can. Heat slowly until it
smokes and bubbles up. Cool.

Add de-natured alcohol to dissolve
and separate from the ash/carbon.
Strain. You now have color.
Add some (how much???) resin, maybe canada balsam or pine resin.  Add enough alcohol
to get a thin liquid.

Apply this to the bare wood. Two coats.

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Ground

Plaster (de-heated) with casein. Rub in 
with cork, adding more plaster powder 
and rub. Wipe off excess. I don't 
remember if I repeated this. I don't 
think so. When dry, smooth with sandpaper.

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Yellow/gold color

Use the thinned yellow gold Transtint.

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Ernie Martel's varnish. It is very thick. Rub with cork, thumb, or whatever. The red nano-oxide works with this. This varnish takes weeks/months to dry. Maybe never.

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