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General Category => Tutorials, Techniques and Tips => Topic started by: Jim Finn on May 03, 2016, 08:19:37 am
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I have an idea to make american flags using walnut for the normaly blue background for the white stars. I have a leather tooling tool the shape of a 3/8" star that I use with a sharp blow to put an indent into the walnut. I then fill that void with baby powder mixed with white glue and it looks great until, after it dries and I sand off the surface the walnut dust gets into the white. Same results by scraping instead of sanding. I have done things like this a lot with great results but using white seems not to work for me. I have tried using exoxy or finishing resin but they become pretty dark looking, even before sanding.
Does anone have any ideas to solve this problem? A different material? A different glue? All I can think of, I have tried, but others may have a better idea/solution.
Yes I am here to pick your brain.
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Hi Jim
Have you tried FIMO clay. You have to bake it to make it hard. I have tried other colours like yellow and never had any discoloration when sanding.
Steve has a couple of articles on his blog that I lifted a pic from his blog that shows white
Don
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I agree with using the clay. I've not had a problem with discoloration after it is baked . You can get it online or at Michaels.
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Thanks........... I will try the clay at Michaels.
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I don't know if they sell it or not but a colored acrylic? Or maybe mix a dab of paint in it to color then put that into the seam let it dry since being acrylic its going to be like a plastic so nothing should discolor it. Would try test pieces first. Don't know if they sell acrylic like this in a form to use in small amounts or how it would be mixed or melted to be able to make use of it.
Or might have to add something to the powder glue mixture that wouldn't let the walnut sawdust stick to it. But allwo the lines to stand out.
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I used to do faux inlay, I am not good enough to real inlay.
There is a product, comes in a container like a pint size milk carton, that is water putty for wood work. It dries white, says you can stain it but I have not had luck with that aspect. Sands like wood and is hard as a rock.
Just mix the powder with water to a consistency like oatmeal, and pour it in, sand it flush.
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I used to do faux inlay, I am not good enough to real inlay.
There is a product, comes in a container like a pint size milk carton, that is water putty for wood work. It dries white, says you can stain it but I have not had luck with that aspect. Sands like wood and is hard as a rock.
Just mix the powder with water to a consistency like oatmeal, and pour it in, sand it flush.
Sounds interesting. I wonder what it is called or where to get it.
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Jim
DAP Water Putty Wood Patch by Plastic wood
Home Depot carries it
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I got some polymer clay at Michael's today and tried it out. It worked very well for me. Thanks for all the help.
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Hi Jim, you could use a baking soda and super glue finish. This would stay white and give you a durable finish.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slCMkvEfK_U (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slCMkvEfK_U)
Dave.
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Hi Jim, you could use a baking soda and super glue finish. This would stay white and give you a durable finish.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slCMkvEfK_U (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slCMkvEfK_U)
Dave.
Super glue? never thought of that. I need to try that. Thanks for your input.
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OK Here is what I was trying to achieve. The Polymer clay worked well for this.
Thank you all for your help. In the future, I will pass on what I have learned here as my own idea....Haha. Thanks again.
P.S. In mid June, I will offer this box for sale at the farmers marked I frequent, and if it sells I will make another.
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That turned out very nice indeed. I was hoping you would share the final project with us.
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This may be a little late looking at how nice your flag turned out but, here's a link to a video that shows an inlay being done with a product called Timber Mate and CA Glue that looks like it would work well for you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvFb9WNacbU
Dennis