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This came from a retiring judge's chamber. It's a map of Michigan surrounded by the Great Lakes made completely out of Petoskey stones (It's a Michigan thing). The state is made up of cut stones in the shape of each county. I have no idea how old it is, but it's not a teenager. It measures about 42" across, including the 1 x 6 frame, which is connected to the 1/2" plywood the stones are fastened to. Very very solid! It's going up for auction at the wife's charity fundraiser. I was asked to "clean" it up and make it presentable. Ended up refinishing the frame with acrylic latex house paint from Sherwin Williams and buffed the stones with quartz countertop polish. Have no idea what (if anything) it'll bring, but somebody sure put a lot of time into it originally.
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Hi, my name is Artie, and I’m new here (maybe 2 months) and new to woodworking. This is my first post on the finishing forum. I just made my first scroll saw project (that story is on the scrolling forum LOL). I made a shamrock, with it being Saint Patricks Day, and all. It is 3/8 Baltic Birch from Woodcraft. Do I sand with a fine sand paper (grade/number?) ? Or as I read somewhere else, do I not sand because the plus are so thin on 3/8? Prime with an interior primer, and then paint with an interior house paint? Latex? Oil based? I was thinking a Kelly Green, semi-gloss. Any thoughts/opinions/advice anyone can throw my way is appreciated. Thank you All, Artie
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A lady at our church asked me to paint four shutters for her. Mush to my dismay, the paint she gave me was water based latex. I recently read a finishing article that said to thin latex with windshield washer fluid. I cut the latex at 10% and sprayed it with a drop feed sprayer at about 45 PSI. It worked but better than I could imagine. The alcohol in the washer fluid sped the drying process and the finish was quite smooth. Who'd a thunk it?
