[Woodcarver] marbling a wooden carved plinth

[maricha]

lloyd, thank you for your wonderful version too.
i love experimenting and each time, i hope i learn a little bit from each
experience.
thanks
cheers
maricha
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lloyd Skeoch" <lskeoch at magma.ca>
To: "[Woodcarver]" <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 2:59 AM
Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] marbling a wooden carved plinth


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> Maricha, I marble painted a turned wooden lamp a few years ago.  It is
> basically a green marble, and it must be ok since folks I have told it
> is wood do not believe it.  Maybe they are just being kind, but I think
> it looks pretty good.
>
> I bought a faux finish kit from a craft store, but as I recall, there
> was a base coat, which was solid, and then there were two other colours
> that were added by dipping a sea sponge in the paint and dabbing first
> one, and then the second colour, and then followed up with a creamy
> white applied with a feather to get the effect of graining, and finally
> a high gloss clear finish as the final step.
>
> Actually, before sending this message, I was actually was able to find
> the instruction sheet that went with the package.  If you want, I could
> scan it and send it directly to you if you like.  This process certainly
> doesn't sound as  'interesting' as Susan's approach, but it worked for me.
>
> Lloyd
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