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🦋 Tin-can Cello: plan for finishing the neck
Somehow I've had in mind for a while that I would rub pigment dissolved in turpentine on the cello neck to color it, and then finish over that with varnish. But now that I think about it it would be better to use the varnish as a base and add the dissolved pigment to the varnish.
My plan is to put a coat of clear varnish over the whole neck and scroll, and let that dry for a few days, then sand to 600 grit, and do a second coat with colors-- adding pigment as I move down the neck and to the scroll. After that dries, I will sand again and do a third coat, either with or without pigment. Maybe a fourth, clear? I will see how it looks after the third coat and sanding.
posted afternoon of Monday, September third, 2018
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- Clear coat of varnish, thinned, over entire neck + scroll + dowel.
- Allow to dry, sand.
- Coat of varnish with weak raw umber pigment, over entire neck + scroll + exposed part of dowel.
- Allow to dry, sand.
- Coat of varnish with burnt sienna pigment over scroll, then add orange pigment and over lower part of neck + exposed part of dowel.
- Coat of varnish with burnt umber pigment over bottom edge of neck + tip of scroll + exposed part of dowel.
- Allow to dry, sand.
- Clear coat of varnish, thinned, over entire neck + scroll + dowel.
- Allow to dry, sand.
posted morning of September 4th, 2018 by Jeremy Osner
This seems like more than is necessary. New plan: - Stain the various parts of the neck using a dye made from tea, turpentine & pigment.
- Apply repeated coats until the depth of color is as desired.
- Tru-oil rub.
I am in the middle of coloring the neck; the scroll is on hold until after repair is complete.
posted afternoon of September 15th, 2018 by Jeremy Osner
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