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Originally Posted by mhw48
So Nick let me in on one of the things he's been cooking up on weekends. And it is something that he has quite literally been cooking: Nick had been experimenting with, and perfecting his own recipe for oil varnish. He sent me a short video of the result in its thickened state. It looks like some kind of black sludge, but as it thins it has a beautiful amber tone that imparts an incredible warm tone to the wood.
Link to the video
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ypeqofapb5...rnish.mov?dl=0
The board behind the guitar is the test board. The guitar top should end up that color with a few more coats. It hasn't yet been sanded or buffed. |
the varnsh recipe is not mine .i found a manuscript from a doctor who traveled through europe in 1571. the purpose of this trip was to study luthier varnishes. his name was Theodore Turquet .