Post #376101 by benella on Fri, Apr 25, 2008 4:35 AM

Aloha,

Tama: Thanks. The marqeater has been left on his own for too long, I messed a bit with his headress... but it will be fix soon :)

Tikilizard: Thanks, I have been searching for your work but found anything :( Where is it "viewable" ?

Benzart: Thanks, I put some varnish on his feet and everywhere to heal everything :lol:

Seeksurf: Thanks, I am very glad with the stain that seems to feel good with the chisel texture ! The stains we find in France are all filled with water that's why we find it in strange bottles like this one. Unfortunately, the water stain gives a very dry look to the pieces so that you're wondering what will happen until you put clear coat or wax or varnish!!!
The brand is "les frères Nordin" that means the brothers Nordin; it is a brand that offers a lot of good solutions to finish the furnitures : stain, wax, oil, steelwool... And they certainly don't know that their products are very useful for the tikiphiles :lol:
I am still searching for "minwax" but still haven't found in France...

Now the pix, here it is how he looks now after 2 coats of "colorless silky satine" varnish:

Mahalo,

Benjamin.