I was finishing up a new version of the decorative bed box (see blog post of 3/28/12) for an article in Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts. I had the pattern all marked out, and started to pipe the dots with fabric paint. Well, the opening in the parchment tube I tried using was too large, and the dots came out terribly.
Instead of waiting until the dots dried so I could remove them neatly, I tried to take them off wet. This only succeeded in smearing the paint into the pores of the purpleheart. I was forced to wait until the whole mess dried, then scraped off all the offending paint and sanded the whole things down.
Tomorrow I'll have to apply a new coat of lacquer, trace the pattern, and try again. Lesson learned is that if you pipe something that doesn't look right LEAVE IT ALONE UNTIL IT DRIES!!!
Sunday, May 13, 2012
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