January 24, 20197 yr Popular Post comment_175655 I got to thinking that maybe since I had a couple of plane blades left that I would make a couple more planes. This time I used some Russian Birch Plywood scraps I wanted to use up. Russian birch is not as good of a grade as Baltic birch, but there was a time not so long ago where the Chinese had bought up all the BB and we couldn't get any, so the lumber yards here stocked 4X8 sheets of Russian birch. Also I had a piece of Purple Heart that I have been trying to find a project to make out of it. I found out one thing when I finished the other planes I gave them a coat of shellac and sanded off the grain, then another coat of shellac and then went to the water based Acrylic 50/50 mix. On the purple heart plane I didn't want the yellow in the shellac messing with the purple color, I wanted that purple just like the raw wood. So I decided to seal it with the WB Acrylic. Big mistake , it turned the purple heart a dark greenish black , like swamp mud. so after messing with it,I finally sanded it down to raw wood and put 3 coats of shellac on it. Herb Herb Report
January 24, 20197 yr comment_175659 Awesome looking planes. Odd how purpleheart reacts to different finishes. I have had pens parts hang in the window and forgot to close shade and they have faded the side that faced the sun. Kinda gave them a faded effect with rays as the sun moved across the window. Report
January 24, 20197 yr Popular Post comment_175692 Those are classy looking speedsters Herb. They look fast...Reminds me of great cars (Cord & Auburns) from the 30's. Amazing how cool that Russian Birch plane body turned out. The Purpleheart body is a thing of pure beauty. Well done yet again! Report
January 24, 20197 yr Popular Post comment_175695 59 minutes ago, Grandpadave52 said: .Reminds me of great cars (Cord & Auburns) from the 30's. Funny, I was thinking more like Ferrari or Porsche! With maybe a Corvette thrown in. Beautiful work! John Report
January 27, 20197 yr comment_175908 I remember these cars. My uncle owned a black Lasalle, made by Cadillac and a yellow Cord convertible. Seems I remember 4 exhaust tubes on each side of the Cord. He owned midget racers in those days and used the Cord to tow the race cars Report
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