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Uwe Salzmann

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Box with 3D marquetry # 3: Beginning French polish

1924
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Hello,

I begin with the French Polish.
1. Fill the pores.
The close-ups show detail.

The pores are clearly visible.

pumice

1 times filled pores.

Uwe,Thüringen,Germany

5 Comments

Brian commented over 9 years ago

That’s beautiful. I want to learn more about this process.

Losing fingers since 1969

RickV123 commented over 9 years ago

I think this is Awesome I would love to learn how to do this

shipwright commented over 9 years ago

Looks good. Pore filling is the work part of French polishing. If done well the bodying part is a joy. Yours looks pretty nice.

The early bird gets the worm but its the second mouse that gets the cheese.

Jeff Vandenberg commented over 9 years ago

Very cool well done. I love how the letters just float.

Jeff Vandenberg aka "Woodsconsin"

Wheaties - Bruce A Wheatcroft ( BAW Woodworking) commented over 9 years ago

i am impressed , looks like it’s a half inch of the top . nice

Wheaties

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