Tom, No, I have not worked with Spirit Varnish.
You can dip the dowel ends in the can if you wish, but you will have way too much on them when you pull them out and they will drip all over and you will have to deal with it anyway. I usually just give end grain a bit more attention when I am applying to the rest of the piece. For instance, I might start by applying some finish to the end grain and then do the rest of the piece and apply more to the end grain as I get to it in the process of doing the piece. You will get plenty on the end grain to seal it if you give it a little extra attention. As for the used paper towels, I let them dry and then throw them in the trash. My garbage can in the shop has the lid upside down on top of it and I put the used paper towels here to dry and then I throw them in the can. Let us know how you do with this project. I think you will really like it and the results will be something you can be proud of. Good Luck. ----- Original Message ----- From: Tom Fowle To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 9:53 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Applying finish to wood Mickey, You're an inspiration, much as I hate that word. <GRIN> being a bit of a sailor, I knew what a spar is so that's why I bought the stuff. i also thought I'd dip the ends of the dowels in the can when done cause it'd be hard to be sure the end grain was wel sealed. Have you ever worked with spirit varnish as in used on some musical instruments? that dries very fast indeed. Have done french polish and that's fun if you're quick. do you worry about disposing of the used paper towels? I suppose there isn't a large enough mess of them to worry about self combustion. thanks, may try that next weekend, when will have some time, if the weather doesn't get too cool that is. tom Net-Tamer V 1.13 Beta - Registered ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.2/472 - Release Date: 10/11/2006 ---------- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.2/472 - Release Date: 10/11/2006 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
