wildmanh
Part time Leather Bender/Sheath maker
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- Jul 9, 2000
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Cool! I just saw a vid of a dude trying to bring out some more purple from purple heart by burning it. He wasnt very uniform on the burning part but the polishing process is kinda what I was envisioning. I think he was turning at 500rpms? Thats slow as heck for what im used to on metals etc. It that similar to what yall do to polish?
Man yall are corrupting me quickly! I dont need any more hobbies
Hey what about antler? That would be killer wouldnt it?
Never would of thought to darken a turned item with flame. That's neat though.
He used U Beaut Shellawax friction polish. Bet it's good stuff. In December when I bought my first batch of turning supplies, I bought Mylands friction polish. Had asked for some kind of simple finish and that's what they gave me. A friend and I love it. Wonder how it compares to U Beaut Shellawax. Shellawax says it's water proof. Gets me wondering if Mylands High Build friction polish is too.
EEE-Ultra shine paste wax looks like good stuff! Just read up on it a little. Supposed to make for a better shine, helps remove sanding marks, etc. I hope to have some in by the weekend. My turnings look good, but they could always look better.
From what I've seen, Antler looks great turned. But it does stink. I'd like to turn some antler and some buffalo horn. It's a future project. My hope is to do Antler and Stacked leather on a project. Learned how to do Stacked leather pens. I'd like to combine that with the Antler and maybe brass to match some hidden tang knives that I have.