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Uwe Salzmann

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Box with 3D marquetry # 3: Beginning French polish

1937
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Hello,

I begin with the French Polish.
1. Fill the pores.
The close-ups show detail.

The pores are clearly visible.

pumice

1 times filled pores.

Uwe,Thüringen,Germany

5 Comments

Brian commented almost 10 years ago

That’s beautiful. I want to learn more about this process.

Losing fingers since 1969

RickV123 commented almost 10 years ago

I think this is Awesome I would love to learn how to do this

shipwright commented almost 10 years ago

Looks good. Pore filling is the work part of French polishing. If done well the bodying part is a joy. Yours looks pretty nice.

The early bird gets the worm but its the second mouse that gets the cheese.

Jeff Vandenberg commented almost 10 years ago

Very cool well done. I love how the letters just float.

Jeff Vandenberg aka "Woodsconsin"

Wheaties - Bruce A Wheatcroft ( BAW Woodworking) commented almost 10 years ago

i am impressed , looks like it’s a half inch of the top . nice

Wheaties

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