Thread: What are you working on?

Thanks guys. Im hoping for a deep glass like finish but ill be happy with however they come out. @martin103 i have no idea what chatovance is but i do like the wood grain. Pardon my ignorance.
These are for the SSA i saved from rusting out.

They are really purdy scales. I am always afraid of cracking wood scales while pinning. How many coats do you have on those?

It means "cats eye" it comes from a french word I can't pronounce tigers eye quartz

Originally Posted by Gasman

Thanks guys. Im hoping for a deep glass like finish but ill be happy with however they come out. @martin103 i have no idea what chatovance is but i do like the wood grain. Pardon my ignorance.
These are for the SSA i saved from rusting out.

Chatoyance is the effect of light and dark areas of the wood grain giving the illusion that they are almost moving or shifting. A desired finish like the piece of gunstock below.

Originally Posted by ejmolitor37

It means "cats eye" it comes from a french word I can't pronounce tigers eye quartz

That's in gemology the effect of cats eye, optical effect from certain precious stones.

Originally Posted by Martin103

That's in gemology the effect of cats eye, optical effect from certain precious stones.

I had to look it up thought I'd learn something. Google says it applies to fiberous material as well but your explanation makes better sense. Either way I learned a new term thanks for the picture as well great visual [emoji106]

Originally Posted by ejmolitor37

It means "cats eye" it comes from a french word I can't pronounce tigers eye quartz

Pronounce just like this.

Ok. I see or understand. Im hoping for a lot of this illusion in the finish. Guess we will find out. I had about 6 coats on them but then the cat got up on my table over-night and got hair in them. So had to sand off most of the layers and start again. Prabably around 9 coats at this time. I'll do one coat before work and another after work. Going to have to put some 1k w&d to them in the next coat or two. Working my way up the grits. Guess when i hit 2500 ill call it quits. Thats with 3 coats or more beween sanding.

I decided to make my parents and my in laws a custom end grain cutting board for my upcoming wedding. They turned out so good I made myself one Too!

Complex work Prodigy, turned out a treat, well done.