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Then give me the guy's address, and I'll finish it once and for all.
Seriously though. The instant I saw this, I decided I wanted to copy it, and make the pipe for myself. Maybe you could pm me some more detailed information on the creation process, to set me in the right direction...
Yeti; looking at your progress photos of the finish, it looks like you did a black undercoat followed by a brown second coat followed by a red top coat. Am I correct? Is this a 3 parter?
Any tips on preventing the smudging/blending of stains?
3 part indeed. My biggest bit of advice is this:
1.) Sand really cleanly and evenly on the undercoat
2.) When dipping the pipe cleaner into the top coat, wipe it off on the edge of the bottle, so you aren't pooling stain on. Then apply EVENLY and only pass over any given spot ONCE this minimizes the chances of stain lifting up.
The Smoking Yeti wrote:3 part indeed. My biggest bit of advice is this:
1.) Sand really cleanly and evenly on the undercoat
2.) When dipping the pipe cleaner into the top coat, wipe it off on the edge of the bottle, so you aren't pooling stain on. Then apply EVENLY and only pass over any given spot ONCE this minimizes the chances of stain lifting up.
The Smoking Yeti wrote:3 part indeed. My biggest bit of advice is this:
1.) Sand really cleanly and evenly on the undercoat
2.) When dipping the pipe cleaner into the top coat, wipe it off on the edge of the bottle, so you aren't pooling stain on. Then apply EVENLY and only pass over any given spot ONCE this minimizes the chances of stain lifting up.
Much appreciated Yeti. I'm gonna give it a try!
Also- when handling the pipe after the first coat of stain is down- wear white cotton gloves from there onward. Oils from your skin will lift the stain and muddy the finish.
I'm having trouble just getting that first black stain to look like yours when sanded. I feel like my briar's not that white, and by the time I've sanded the light parts back nice and light the black's just not that dark. Hrm.
AldenW wrote:I'm having trouble just getting that first black stain to look like yours when sanded. I feel like my briar's not that white, and by the time I've sanded the light parts back nice and light the black's just not that dark. Hrm.
Something to try: sand back until you can see the light bits of grain between the dark and things aren't looking muddy. The light parts can be a good deal darker than they were originally and provide you with an excellent contrast stain.
UberHuberMan wrote:
Something to try: sand back until you can see the light bits of grain between the dark and things aren't looking muddy. The light parts can be a good deal darker than they were originally and provide you with an excellent contrast stain.
Thanks. I'm doing that and having better luck.
While we're here, and taking over Yeti's thread, I've been having some trouble shellacing. I'm using a pipe cleaner and trying to do it with one pass, just like with the stain, but it's winding up streaky and with lines. What am I doing wrong?
Nice pipe. I agree with Chris though - the stem feels a bit chunky. That's a very wide bit, and the button looks pretty tall too. On the whole though, it's very nice.
AldenW wrote:I'm having trouble just getting that first black stain to look like yours when sanded. I feel like my briar's not that white, and by the time I've sanded the light parts back nice and light the black's just not that dark. Hrm.
Leave your bottle of undercoat stain open until about half has evaporated.
AldenW wrote:I'm having trouble just getting that first black stain to look like yours when sanded. I feel like my briar's not that white, and by the time I've sanded the light parts back nice and light the black's just not that dark. Hrm.
Leave your bottle of undercoat stain open until about half has evaporated.
Doh! Forgot to mention that. I also like to suspend the pipe over the open bottle. A leather harness works well. The evaporating stain takes to the briar better than any other method I've ever seen. It's time consuming, but the results are totally worth it.
