Enclosed spaces Posted May 11, 2015 Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 Just finished this box for my younger sister. Black walnut finished with 6 coats of shellac rubbed with 000 steel wool in between each coat, then waxed. The inside is finished with Garry oak and maple ply, shellac and waxed. The copper is chemically patinated and clear coated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted May 11, 2015 Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 Super nice! Your sister is very lucky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Moore Posted May 11, 2015 Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 Nicely done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted May 11, 2015 Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 Was the pattern in the copper intentional, or just good luck? If intentional, I'd love to know how you did it! Very cool box! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcK Posted May 11, 2015 Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 Very nice work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enclosed spaces Posted May 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 Highlander, deliberate. Used a resist for the dragon then chemically patinated. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Highlander, deliberate. Used a resist for the dragon then chemically patinated. Same type resist used for etching circuit boards? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enclosed spaces Posted May 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Not the same kind of resist for circuit boards. That resist requires a chemical ie: acetone to be removed. The aceton would remove the patination. On the copper I 'm just using a paper template attached with wood glue. The wood glue doesn't completely adhere to the copper so it can be removed easily with just plain water. I can then chemically fume the copper. For etching I just use a sharpie permanent ink pen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 OK, fairly new member and a brand new way of woodworking, for me anyway! That is really neat! Direct me to a step by step on how to do this, and I will share a secret with you if I ever happen upon one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enclosed spaces Posted May 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 No secret. Jewellery making 101. https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC7loc95PTvQQBkEpuR-HU0A Just do what I've done, go through the demo's and practise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Very cool, thanks for the demo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 OK, fairly new member and a brand new way of woodworking, for me anyway! That is really neat! Direct me to a step by step on how to do this, and I will share a secret with you if I ever happen upon one! David Marks does copper patinas on several Woodworks episodes. The DVDs aren't exactly cheap, but worth the investment IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enclosed spaces Posted May 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Apologize if I seemed a bit vague on the technique. I'm still learning and experimenting. I go through all the tutorials on the technique as I can find. Google and YouTube are my go to resource. Here's some of the vids I watch to learn. https://m.youtube.com/results?q=flaming%20and%20patinating%20copper&sm=3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.