Fish Posted January 12, 2017 Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 (edited) It finally warmed up enough to go back to the garage. I finally finished this one, my wife is going to hang it on her wall at work. One of several pieces of Cherry my brother brought me when he came home for Thanksgiving. He showed me a 3-2-1 finish so that's what I've been using. I like the way it looks when it's dry. I cut the center 4-5 with a #4 skip tooth, then the rest with a # 3 spiral. ( don't look to close I haven't used one for awhile. ) The 3-2-1 is 3 parts mineral spirit, 2 part oil base poly and one part BLO. I don't remember who did the original quote but thank you- Edited January 12, 2017 by Fish Fab4, Bandito, barb.j.enders and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penquin Posted January 12, 2017 Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 That came out great. Really like the font you picked to do it in. That had to be real fun at over 27 inch long. I'm thinking you came at it from both ends and met in the middle and than did that part. Great wood also. Thanks for showing it to us. jim penquin Fish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordster Posted January 12, 2017 Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 That turned out perfect.love the wood and the 321 really finished it well Fish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWSUDEKUM Posted January 12, 2017 Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 That came out fantastic. Love the live edge slab you used. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW barb.j.enders and Fish 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted January 12, 2017 Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 Very nice work !...Love the wood and finish ! Fish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted January 12, 2017 Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 Looks great and from what I can see the finish is perfect. Marg Fish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgman Posted January 12, 2017 Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 Great looking piece Dan! Fish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky2 Posted January 12, 2017 Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 Holy smokes Dan, that's an outstanding sign. The natural edge really helps this piece look as good as it does, and the finish doesn't do it any harm either. One question though, and it's about your finish mixture and it's parts. |Are you sure that you use three parts mineral spirits, 2 parts oil based poly finish and finally one part BLO? That's a lot like the mixture that I use for lathe work, but instead, I use one part of each mineral spirits, oil based poly and BLO. It's a concoction that Eddie Castelin has introduced in his wood turning videos, he call it O B Shine juice. How many coats of your mixture does it take, to get a good final finish? Len Fish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeNukem Posted January 12, 2017 Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 Wow love that wood very nice cutting. Jerry Fish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted January 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 Thanks everyone. The finish my brother told me 321 and I found the same mixture on startwoodworking.com. Titled simple three part furniture finish. I wasn't able to attatch a link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted January 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 I use two coats. Let it sit for several minutes and wipe off the excess. It dries pretty quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandito Posted January 12, 2017 Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 I really like the way that looks. Could you tell us what font you used and where to get it? I might have to try that finish mixture in the future. Fish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meflick Posted January 12, 2017 Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 Excellent work all around. I am sure your wife loved it. I like it on the natural edge. Finish is very nice. Will investigate that further. Thanks for sharing photo and info. Fish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted January 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2017 The script is "Euphoria Script" From 1001fonts.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted January 13, 2017 Report Share Posted January 13, 2017 It finally warmed up enough to go back to the garage. I finally finished this one, my wife is going to hang it on her wall at work. One of several pieces of Cherry my brother brought me when he came home for Thanksgiving. He showed me a 3-2-1 finish so that's what I've been using. I like the way it looks when it's dry. I cut the center 4-5 with a #4 skip tooth, then the rest with a # 3 spiral. ( don't look to close I haven't used one for awhile. ) The 3-2-1 is 3 parts mineral spirit, 2 part oil base poly and one part BLO. I don't remember who did the original quote but thank you- This ones still smokin coming off the drawing table.Very different wording which hits home very good.Yes at 27" this will be the pride of the wall of fame in your adobe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfie Posted January 13, 2017 Report Share Posted January 13, 2017 That looks great thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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