I'm back! The banned life is a boring life. I've been writing lines, à la Harry Potter - "I will reduce the amplitude of my sarcasm." Hopefully I can stay for a while.
Here's an experimental texture on a tiny pipe. I charred the surface with a small torch, applied black stain to even everything out, then applied two coats varnish.
The teensy shank cracked under the heat, so I cut it back to solid wood. I'll probably put a band on it, or maybe do something funner and skillier.
My question is whether the char will flake off. We will see. I first burned a scrap as a proof of concept: that piece was torched more deeply, producing (presumably) more fragile chunks of char. I varnished the scrap and am waiting for it to cure, then I will pick off the chunks to see how well adhered they are.
Here's an experimental texture on a tiny pipe. I charred the surface with a small torch, applied black stain to even everything out, then applied two coats varnish.
The teensy shank cracked under the heat, so I cut it back to solid wood. I'll probably put a band on it, or maybe do something funner and skillier.
My question is whether the char will flake off. We will see. I first burned a scrap as a proof of concept: that piece was torched more deeply, producing (presumably) more fragile chunks of char. I varnished the scrap and am waiting for it to cure, then I will pick off the chunks to see how well adhered they are.