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Red cedar ashtray, hand crafted, approximately a day of work... critics welcomed! Mike.
I've been working with mesquite.... from what I understand not to many people like working with that wood. I think it would be perfect for this instructable........I think I'll try it, thanks.
i'm not that professional in that too :) but i used a polyurethane varnish, Yacht varnish, its good protection for hard wood like cedar and 2 coats for filling the gaps in the wood...
read this if you want to learn more deeply about varnish:
6 Comments
5 years ago
All of my best wood tools I made with woodprix. Google and try it.
7 years ago
I've been working with mesquite.... from what I understand not to many people like working with that wood. I think it would be perfect for this instructable........I think I'll try it, thanks.
7 years ago
I'm new at finishing wood and im still learning the difference between polyurethane, shellac, varnish.....and so on. which product did you use?
Reply 7 years ago on Introduction
i'm not that professional in that too :) but i used a polyurethane varnish, Yacht varnish, its good protection for hard wood like cedar and 2 coats for filling the gaps in the wood...
read this if you want to learn more deeply about varnish:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varnish
7 years ago
very nice, how did you varnish it?
Reply 7 years ago on Introduction
with a brush, 2 coats of varnish