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08-10-2007, 02:32 PM
|  | Technical Editor | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Lebanon, Pa
Posts: 2,470
| | How do you finish your carvings? Here is the place to discuss the new poll. | 
08-10-2007, 02:57 PM
|  | Forum Mentor | | Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: central la
Posts: 2,610
| | Re: How do you finish your carvings? when i get around to finishing one, i use the method lynn droughtys discussed numerious times
a wet on wet method where the paint is thinned down to that of watercolor, and used on a wet carving,
i do like the results of using some floating medium (lora irish's mention) to help keep the paint pigment bound like some water based sealer or floating medium,
when im satisfied i clear coat it with some spray mat gloss..
if theres something better i'd want to hear about it . | 
08-10-2007, 04:20 PM
|  | Cat Slave | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: South Lancaster, Ontario
Posts: 423
| | Re: How do you finish your carvings? I voted other as I've done all the above, as well as Tun Oil, and a food grade oil to finish the wood. Each items gets a different treatment depending on what it is and what it will be used for. | 
08-10-2007, 09:10 PM
|  | 木彫る | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Florida
Posts: 2,443
| | Re: How do you finish your carvings? Acrylic paints diluted in various degrees with water and sealed with matt or satin finish waterbased varnish. Natural wood finished items stained and/or sealed with oil based poly.
__________________ "I never met a carver that I didn't like... a knife that I didn't want... a chisel or gouge that I didn't need... or a piece of wood that I didn't have to have!" | 
08-10-2007, 10:41 PM
| | susieq | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Gulf Coast of Florida
Posts: 1,238
| | Re: How do you finish your carvings? acrylic paints, an oil based antiquing solution, then an acrylic matte finish. | 
08-11-2007, 06:37 PM
|  | Senior Member | | Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: SEKansas, Born and raised a Jayhawker
Posts: 6,428
| | Re: How do you finish your carvings? I voted other as not all finishing methods were mentioned. Like most polls, anwers are what the poll giver gives you and not a total representation of all types of method. Granded, You can'rt list them all but there are several regularly used methods not given. "
One important answer could or should have been "all of the above", which that combined with other methods are used often.
However, Thank you Bob Duncan! | 
08-11-2007, 08:11 PM
|  | Moderator | | Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: Arizona
Posts: 9,373
| | Re: How do you finish your carvings? Deft...either satin or sometimes gloss. | 
08-12-2007, 07:49 PM
|  | Senior Member | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bristol, Tennessee
Posts: 1,386
| | Re: How do you finish your carvings? Satin Deft for me also! Dries quick and gives a good look. | 
08-12-2007, 11:01 PM
|  | Senior Member | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Guyton,GA
Posts: 2,565
| | Re: How do you finish your carvings? watered down acrylics with a splash of linseed oil when dried then a light coat of deft and some howards feed and wax. works for me and gives the carving a nice soft look.
bart | 
08-13-2007, 10:41 AM
|  | Maker of custom kindling | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Milton, VT
Posts: 642
| | Re: How do you finish your carvings? I chose "Paint" since we could only choose one and that's basically the one I use the most though I do generally put a clear coat of some sort over it to protect it.
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