The Final Push - Lawnor approaches 100% painted
Handsome Plinths
I found out a work colleague has his own lathe and enjoys mucking about in his new woodworking workshop. He’s also a nerd so I explained what I do and that if he’s got some suitable offcuts heading to the bin I’d love a hew plinths for some upcoming busts. He’s made me these as some test pieces and they’re great.
Right now they’re raw wood. I’ve never had real plinths before. What should I be looking to treat them with on a budget (I don’t want to buy 20l of high end wood stain and then only use 20ml of the stuff!). Should I be doing any kind of treatment before or after? I assume priming and painting them black with acrylics, varnishing and then polishing isn’t right? I don’t know the first thing about woodwork or care.
I’m UK based. I assume that’ll affect what products and brands are available, and where I can get them from
The small one is 40mm across at the top, and the big one is about 50mm
Plinths! Brother Lloyd would not approve. If you want to use something to treat them that you already have in the hobby cupboard then try Army Painter Quickshade. These are polyurethane based – the same stuff as we use to varnish wood in a DIY setting. If you don’t stir or shake the can before you start you will get a clear gloss finish, if you stir up the tone then you get a stained varnish finish with Strong Tone browner than Soft Tone which is a bit blacker but the wood will still show through clearly. I’ve not tried… Read more »
Thanks. It seems I’ve stuff to look up, but you’ve given me a good starting point I think. I’ve not got a tin of AP quickshade, but i do have a dropper bottle or two. if i brush it on it’ll definitely streak, and this is for display pices so I want it to look good enough. Whatever I do, I think I’ll need to find some scraps of wood to test on first. There’s always the underside too, I suppose.
More advice from more people is still appreciated.
The stuff in the dropper bottles is not the same product as in the tins, although confusingly also called Quickshade. The dropper bottles have a water-based acrylic wash in them. The tins are the polyurethane.
If you leave furniture raw without applying a new coat of wax or poly you are taking a risk https://triceloans.com/instant-direct-deposit-loans/ of your furniture drying out, cracking, swelling or staining. To limit wood damage, preserve furniture and keep it looking natural you’ll want to seal raw wood with Liming or Cerusing wax.