Dubl Duck Special #1, CA Desert Ironwood

[Undream]

my first attempt at CA finish. White acrylic wedge. Edit- OOOPS. I forgot! This wedge is actually bleached cow bone. I forgot! It came out so clean and white

cut, shaped, sanded scales to 800 grit. applied 4 coats CA (3-4 drops of CA per coat). sanded with 400 grit paper. applied 4 coats CA, sanded with 400grit again...applied 4 coats CA..sanded with 400-600-800-1000-1500, then 1700rpm 4" loose cotton wheel with white rouge to buff it to a shine. 12 CA coats total on the outsides of the scales, 8 coats total on the insides of the scales. There are a still a few low marks in the finish from some deep grain patterns... i think I could have kept going with more coats of CA, but, I think the owner will be more than happy with this set.

It has re-opened my eyes to wood. I always hated the week long finishing process...but..here is an option that only takes about 24 hours to complete and it just feels better in the hand than oil and poly finishes. I haven't tried epoxy yet -- maybe I'd like that even more.











last pic there was during pinning u can see the nice wedgie wedge. heh.