Chain carving

[Bandaid]

Hi all...just finished carving a chain and a ball in a cage. Does anyone have a tip with regards to what kind of finish to put on them? My concern is the parts sticking together while the finish dries.

Reg

[Lightningbolt]

Love those ball 'n cages, chain link things and they're the best conversational pieces around!

As for finishing I always just put on a thin coat of that Minwax wipe-on polyurethane using a piece of clean cloth, then just rub it in really good until it almost feels dry to the touch immediately. The wipe-on type polyurethanes are good however I have found that the standard poly's work just fine with the wipe-on method too. No sticking while "drying" and it's enough finishing to protect it from dirt 'n such.

No, it's not the same lustrous finish that I put on my mahogany computer desk but heck, it's just a ball in the cage thingy :-)

[Hisart]

I put on a couple of coats of Boiled Linseed oil and then some wipe on satin poly.

Here's a couple handles I did that way.

And this a walking Staff that way also. Click on the Next Staff Section to see more of it.

[Bandaid]

Thanks a lot for the reply guys! I'll give the wipe-on technique a try.

Reg