I bought a 3x3x12" piece from woodcraft(normally $60 on sale for $30.) I skimmed a few 1/8" pieces off of the sides to use for scales.Quote:
Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY
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I bought a 3x3x12" piece from woodcraft(normally $60 on sale for $30.) I skimmed a few 1/8" pieces off of the sides to use for scales.Quote:
Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY
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I'm still waiting on my next shavemac knot to arrive, which is ironic because my Chinese one got here in less than a week this time. This is the stabilized buckeye burl.
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Nice !
Shavemac in buckeye burl should be a sweet brush!
Ok I decided to take a break from studying and get this next shavemac finished up. Ironically this time around my Chinese knot showed up in less than a week, and the shavemac took almost a month. Stabilized buckeye burl, 30mm d01 two band fan shape. Thanks for the finishing tips Andrew, this one turned out stellar!
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Oh yea, if any fellow brush makers are interested in buckeye burl, I have a lot right now!
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Ok, help please. When I went to bed last night, this brush was flawless. Now, this. And it's all glued up already. This learning curve is doing numbers on me!
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It's called crazing. What did you finish it with?
Beautiful brush by the way...
Good looking brush.
When you say stabilized, do you mean really stabalized like from K&G , or do you mean soaked under vac at home?
I assume you are talking about the crackle finish... Looks like finish on top of the wood, before the wood/vac finish was dry to me .. not sure. Interested to hear whats going on there.
Thanks, I'm very pleased minus the crazing. I used Ca glue. The little research I've done on some pen turning forums may have shed light on the issue. Extreme cold. It was barely above freezing yesterday when I finished it... does this mean I can't make brushes all winter? I could use an alternative finish, but I love the way ca looks when it's done right...Quote:
Originally Posted by Panama60
The stabilizer was done by me in a home vacuum chamber. I used cactus juice, which gets baked in the oven for several hours. It was done several weeks ago, so I don't think that was the issue. From what I've read, it is likely from being applied outside at near freezing temps.Quote:
Originally Posted by AKmik
Crazing can be a desired finish. I actually kinda like it, but I know what you're going for. You might start thinking about a way
to create a temperature controlled environment.
