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Jorg
 Post subject: Re: Thanksgiving Skylark
PostPosted: Tue 03 Aug 2010 03:26 PM 
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A and 2. Where have I seen that before? :rofl:
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I have other options.

I appreciate you keeping me in mind Gribb. I'll pickup shipping. . . :devil2:
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 Post subject: Re: Thanksgiving Skylark
PostPosted: Tue 03 Aug 2010 03:56 PM 
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Gribb59 wrote:
...Also- I'd somehow forgotten just how much work it is to sand one of these down to bare wood....
Geez, you were warned, no?! :D

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 Post subject: Re: Thanksgiving Skylark
PostPosted: Mon 16 Aug 2010 12:23 PM 
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ANOTHER UPDATE:

Well. the weather finally broke this weekend, the big news being that the humidity finally dropped to non-tropical levels !

So....I was able to get my sealer and color coats on yesterday, and am starting to apply the first few coats of clear today.

I wound up using "vintage amber" from Stew Mac and am really pleased with the color, it's more or less exactly how I envisioned it. I was able to go slightly "heavier" on the lighter color grain, so was able to even out the tone a bit.

A few mis-steps along the way, but nothing I'm going to lose any sleep over.

( the pic is after the first of what will be many light clear coat passes, no sanding yet..)

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 Post subject: Re: Thanksgiving Skylark
PostPosted: Mon 16 Aug 2010 12:28 PM 
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Looking good!
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 Post subject: Re: Thanksgiving Skylark
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I'm with you on the humidity thing, man it's been brutal even up here. Absolutely relentless this summer, along with high temperatures. My Urchin project has been stalled out as well.

But I'm liking that amber Scott! What's the plan, shiny or matte (as opposed to MAT) final finish?
Love those pink panties too! :rofl:

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 Post subject: Re: Thanksgiving Skylark
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Nice job!... :up:

Its looking great allready... :goodjob:

Heat wave here, tropical storm this morning and now the humidity knocks you out dead... I m hiding inside today... :(

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 Post subject: Re: Thanksgiving Skylark
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What's the plan, shiny or matte (as opposed to MAT) final finish?


Playing that one by ear. Shooting for a "medium" shine I suppose-more than matte, less than glass. :)

(Whatever I end up with that's what I wanted all along. It's my new mantra.....)

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...(Whatever I end up with that's what I wanted all along. It's my new mantra...)
That's what my cats say when they do something dumb, like miss the table when they jump, and fall on the floor...they look at you and say, "I meant to do that!" :rofl:

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 Post subject: Re: Thanksgiving Skylark
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Oh wow! That looks great! Really suits it.

Having been to northern US and Canada, the humidity is quite noticeable, so finding the right day to do coatings would have been difficult alrighty.

More pics as the beast unfolds please!

Hey guys, digressing slightly; get onto this, for a laugh. If you like the site don't 'blow my cover' as being one of the protagonists. The idea is (obviously) a piss-take to go anonymously viral on the net. Hope you might get a chuckle.

http://www.the-nannas.com/

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 Post subject: Re: Thanksgiving Skylark
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Some seriously funny stuff there graemestorer!
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