Mayhem13
07-28-2011, 12:57 AM
Many of us have probobly seen the Tarkus build thread by Bungalow Ed in the project forum...
http://techtalk.parts-express.com/showthread.php?t=223813
His tobacco sunrise finish on MDF opens a few windows for finish work for us DIYers and i'm intrigued to try some tecniques myself. Here's a pic if anyone didn't catch it already.
http://techtalk.parts-express.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=15010&d=1301169720
Now for those looking for ultimate budget builds, the materials and time savings could be substantial when working with MDF or veneered plywood. I found a site that sells some woodgraining tools and there's TONS of YouTube videos showing the process. Here's a link
http://www.o-geepaint.com/Faux/graining.shtml
I'll be trying this on a small set of desktop speakers for a friend so i'll post some results here. Might be a nice thread for others to contribute their 'Faux' finishes.:)
http://techtalk.parts-express.com/showthread.php?t=223813
His tobacco sunrise finish on MDF opens a few windows for finish work for us DIYers and i'm intrigued to try some tecniques myself. Here's a pic if anyone didn't catch it already.
http://techtalk.parts-express.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=15010&d=1301169720
Now for those looking for ultimate budget builds, the materials and time savings could be substantial when working with MDF or veneered plywood. I found a site that sells some woodgraining tools and there's TONS of YouTube videos showing the process. Here's a link
http://www.o-geepaint.com/Faux/graining.shtml
I'll be trying this on a small set of desktop speakers for a friend so i'll post some results here. Might be a nice thread for others to contribute their 'Faux' finishes.:)