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<DIV>Hi David. I've been missing my spar varnish for too long now =
(wooden boats,
boats, boats in my former life). I bought a copy of Fine Woodworking and =
have
assembled various sample pieces of oak, walnut, mahogany, and =
rosewood. I
will try this finish on all of these woods and report back. I will also =
be
trying various staining and grain filling methods. Wish me luck! Give me =
a
couple weeks for all stains and stuff to dry - I don't like to hurry any =
of this
stuff.</DIV>
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<DIV>Terry Farrell <SPAN =
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=davidlovepianos@earthlink.net
href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net">David Love</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 08, 2002 =
1:00
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Varnishing =
Soundboards</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>There was a very interesting article in this =
month's Fine
Woodworking magazine that discussed a method of using spar varnish for =
finishing furniture. It involved sanding the varnish into the =
wood in
successive coats using finer and finer sandpaper. The sanding =
created a
kind of slurry which acts to fill the grain of the wood. The =
excess
varnish is then wiped off and allowed to dry before the next finer =
grit is
used on the subsequent coat.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>I have always liked using varnish on soundboards =
for its
durability and look, but have found it a bit of a =
headache because of the
time it takes to dry and the problems with dust. This method =
supposedly
avoids that and creates a rather lustrous finish. Has anyone =
tried this
method? Any comments. The article mentions that for large =
surfaces
you may want to use two people. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>David Love</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>