Finally, some progress...

[tomzarbo]

What do you fill the grain with?
Nice clock!

CrystaLac makes a grain filling product. Kevin K suggested it to me a few years ago and it really works well. Kind of looks like plain yogurt when you apply it. Dries clear and fills all the little grain openings that prevent that perfect glass smooth finish on wood.

It is a sharp clock, isn't it?

TomZ

[tomzarbo]

Just a tiny bit of progress on these.
No huge rush as MWAF isn't happening for 2021, but these will be my main speakers for our family room, so I would like to get them finished soon-ish.





This was a full day of dozens of thin coats of clear lacquer... and a few hours into the second day as it was a bit hot/humid on Saturday. I needed to apply a few coats on Sunday to get the shine back up, so I did a light sanding to smooth things out before putting a half dozen thin coats on the next day.

Gotta love Lacquer for quick drying, and recoating anytime. Sure is stinky, though.

Next up: Getting the side panel inserts covered with faux leather and installed.

TomZ

[DeZZar]

Looking good Tom!! Are you using a Nitrocellulose lacquer or an acrylic lacquer?

[tomzarbo]

Looking good Tom!! Are you using a Nitrocellulose lacquer or an acrylic lacquer?

Thanks sir!

I'm using... Um, Rustoleum rattle can lacquer.

I haven't stepped up to a spray setup yet, probably never will. I usually go with wipe-on poly, but this veneer isn't always poly-friendly.

But I'm going to take it as a compliment that you might have thought it looked decent enough to pass for a real spray job.

TomZ

[jim85iroc]

You can get great results from a rattle can as long as you lay it on thick enough to wetsand and buff it. This is Minwax Polyurethane from a can:

[tom_s]

Those are looking sweet, Tom. You sure are the king of the curves!

[anunnaki]

Looking forward to seeing the finished product. Excellent work so far!! Bravo.

[tomzarbo]

Thanks Tom and Anunnaki, its going slow, but at least its going.

Beautiful work Jim. Thats the plan, dump a bunch of lacquer on and cut it down to smooth. I've done it a few times before, I'll need to becareful with the curves and angles, but if I need to reshoot, that's no problem.

With no MWAF I have time.

TomZ

[Jake]

Beautiful work Tom, always jealous of your finish work.

[tomzarbo]

Thank you, I have a way to go, but it's getting better. Kevin K gave me quite a few pointers. I still can't do a finish like him, but I still like to try.