notquitea90 Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 Ok, we'll I posted a question about Bulls Eye shellac bit earlier. The reason I was asking was because I was trying out a glazing method on a few cherry boxes I made up with my daughter. Now I know everyone is going to say I should just let it age but I'm extremely impatient so I thought being that these were some small simple boxes it would give me an opportunity to try out some different finishing technique. What I've found is I really love the glazing effect so I thought I would share the results. These are just small samples that I tried out, all boards had 2 coats of thinned Bulls Eye applied before the colour. From left to right: far left being Old Masters Gel stain - cherry, second from the left is a glaze made from 2 parts burnt umber and one part burnt sienna, middle is a glaze made of 4 parts burnt sienna and one part burnt umber, second from the right is General Finishes cinnamon dye (yes I know water based finishes and cherry are probably not good mix but I thought I would experiment), and the right is General Finishes vintage cherry dye. Now I'm fairly amateur at wood working but I really liked the results. Hopefully it turns out after the top coat is applied. I'll be going with the middle stain on one of the boxes we're working on. If anyone has any advise or feed back to ad to this method I would really appreciate it especially if I'm headed for a wreck by doing this lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 Heck, they all look great to me! Where would we be without experimentation? Very helpful of you to provide nice result photos to go along with your 'recipes'. I may have to try a couple of those myself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 Aging in the sun works really well with cherry as well.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 Just remember cherry is going to darken as it ages underneath whatever you do. Halogen lamps or sunshine for a few days will get the color started before you do anything you might regret. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 Nature cannot be improved upon. But I'd go with the middle one, too, if I were the staining type. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilgaron Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 If you want to add just a touch of color, I've been enjoying garnet shellac on cherry. If you add blonde shellac first it will be even less color but get you past that pale freshly planed cherry look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeN Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 I glazed a cherry cabinet with the burnt umber, looks good, but in the long run I wish i hadn't. I was going to post a photo for you but I have no idea how to do that. Message me if you would like to see the before and after photos and I'll try and get them to you so you can see the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPCV_Woodworker Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 If they're small boxes, go rent an hour in a tanning booth. Enjoy the confused look on their faces! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith.d.mullins Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 I'm a newbie, so please forgive my asking, What do you mean with the Burt Umber, Burnt sienna? Are you speaking of dyes, gel stain, whatever? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 I am guessing artists colors, acrylic or oil paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Technically, burnt umber and burnt sienna are the pigments used to color various paints, but yeah, Steve (wdwerker) probably nailed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatworks Today Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 My guess is that they're GF glazes? (at least I have those two glazes made by them ). They make a nice effect over their milk paint prior to topcoating. EDIT: make that red sienna and burnt umber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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