[crw-talk] Mulberry table

[Robert Patros]

 Thanks, John!
My friend introduced me to the brown paper technique. He said it acted like 1000 grit or so. Needed to rub in hard and fast to be effective.

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> On May 4, 2022, at 11:05 AM, John & Donna Griffiths <griff at mwt.net> wrote:
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> Wow, a 12 on a scale of 0-10.  Wonderful.
> That brown paper thing is something I tried once with woodturning, long before I had the finishing knowledge I now have so did not work out.  But I know  artists who do that folk art painted wood stuff with acrylic craft paints use brown paper as a final abrasive.  I think I will retry the brown paper technique.  John
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> From: "Robert Patros" <rjpatros05 at gmail.com>
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> Sent: 5/4/2022 10:32:20 AM
> Subject: [crw-talk] Mulberry table
> 
>> Taking a rest from turning, I finished 4 of these side tables the other day. A friend gave me a mulberry log of which I had cookie cut at an Amish sawmill located outside EauClaire. Dried for about 2 years.
>> John Fisher used his drum sander to flatten them nicely. Poly finish and rubbed with brown paper after the last coat.
>> Considered addressing the crack with a bow tie or fill but decided to just leave it. The 20” legs online acquired online.
>> Fun project!
>>  
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