[Woodcarver] Finish

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Sanding sealer, oil based paint, polyurethane, shellac, spar varnish and a huge list of others, limited by you need and imagination. 


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From: Mel Stark via Woodcarver <woodcarver at carverscompanion.com> 
Date: 7/3/16  5:40 PM  (GMT-06:00) 
To: "[Woodcarver]" <woodcarver at carverscompanion.com> 
Cc: Mel Stark <mel.stark at rocketmail.com> 
Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] Finish 

Jim, this isn't official, I'm just another carver, but I'll tell you what I do.
I soak my carvings in a mixture of mineral spirits and mineral oil. Mineral oil is available at any drug store and it's cheap. This seals the pores in the wood so you can use crafty waterbase paints thinned way down to provide a wash and then detail with the same paint only less watered down.
Mel StarkWisconsin



       From: Jim Kirkemo <Jim.Kirkemo at canlines.com>
 To: "woodcarver at carverscompanion.com" <woodcarver at carverscompanion.com> 
 Sent: Sunday, July 3, 2016 4:35 PM
 Subject: [Woodcarver] Finish
   
 I just started carving and was wondering what is a good finish for bass wood ,Thanks in advance, Jim k

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