Here's where you come to follow the progress of your piece of furniture in the shop. No, wood doesn't talk--or does it? Sure it does! As we work on your piece we learn things about where it's been, how it's been used, maybe even who (or what) has used it, and often about where it came from originally. It's a lot of fun and typically quite interesting.

This space also gives us a chance to let you know about any special experiences or progress related challenges. We try to chronicle work completed on your furniture whenever anything significant occurs. So there may not be an entry every day, but when we document them, we hope you will find these journal entries are fun, informative, purposeful, and creative.

So, have fun "listening" to our dialogue with your piece, as it is, it's Wood Talkin.
Email: woodtalkin@gmail.com

Friday, April 12, 2013

AARGH! They're lookin me!!

Fish eyes. In the refinishing process they occur in the approach to final finish's application. The wet surface finish is repelled by impurities (like silicone or oils imbedded in the wood). The new wet finish bunches up in little circular drops with hollow centers--kinda like the hole in the center of a doughnut. Once you see em...it's too late. Like little eyes, "They look up at you" from the surface of the piece.
Where do the impurities come from? Spills that penetrate the grain and most commonly bad ingredients in polishing products. Ugh.
What do ya do with em? Sometimes you can lightly sand and buff them toward a negligable influence. More often, however, you've got to start all over again. BUMMER.
So...yup, you guessed it. I had to strip (the top) and start over again....a slow-down imposed by Fish Eyes. And so what's next? Curing...distressing the tops... sealing...and final finish X 2. Whew, lots of work.
That's Wood Talkin for today. Have  great weekend...and keep listening.
Here we go again. Restained tops...the curing  re-starts.
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