Check out this finish!

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Fri May 15, 2009 6:29 pm

This is just an awesome finish, but I have no clue how he did it. Any thoughts?

Here's a link to view better pictures: http://www.senatorov.lv/dmeng.html

Post by **KurtHuhn** » Fri May 15, 2009 7:24 pm

Looks like it was sandblasted, stained, then lightly sandblasted again.

Danskpibemager · Post by **Danskpibemager** » Fri May 15, 2009 11:46 pm

Pretty much what Kurt said: sandblasted, contrast stained very dark brown, pencil blasted and an overstain of gold or yellow. Beautiful work and very unique.

Regards,
Kevin

LexKY_Pipe · Post by **LexKY_Pipe** » Sun May 17, 2009 11:00 am

Reminds me a bit of some of the blasting JT Cooke does.

Olivier · Post by **Olivier** » Tue May 19, 2009 1:49 am

Danskpibemager wrote:Pretty much what Kurt said: sandblasted, contrast stained very dark brown, pencil blasted and an overstain of gold or yellow. Beautiful work and very unique.

Regards,
Kevin

My thoughts exactly. Looks very good indeed.

Post by **KurtHuhn** » Tue May 19, 2009 9:38 am

LexKY_Pipe wrote:Reminds me a bit of some of the blasting JT Cooke does.

Somewhere, maybe in the gallery section, Senatorov indicated that he uses a small-orifice sandblaster that he designed himself. He also said it take a few hours to do a pipe.

I've got one of the Cyclone pencil blasters - but honestly, it doesn't move enough air at high enough a rate to be effective on most woods. You can use it to add some detail, but I can see how it would take hours to be effective just by itself. I've seen some pencil blasters with an interesting pressure pot arrangement though which I'd like to try - but they're not cheap.

xmhr · Post by **xmhr** » Tue May 19, 2009 9:51 am

As for me it could be rustication, not sandblast. I'll ask Sergey how he did it.

Senatorov · Post by **Senatorov** » Tue May 19, 2009 10:29 am

xmhr wrote:As for me it could be rustication, not sandblast. I'll ask Sergey how he did it.

Rustication i do not do, it is a pity to me briar:).

xmhr · Post by **xmhr** » Tue May 19, 2009 10:33 am

O! Shame on me...
PS After seeing tricky rustications from yabuhebi and YakSlon it's hard for me to decide )