Comments on: My starting lineup of finishes https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2010/01/17/my-starting-lineup-of-finishes/ inside the woodshop Sat, 20 Apr 2013 04:27:09 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Rob https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2010/01/17/my-starting-lineup-of-finishes/#comment-4313 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:50:48 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=589#comment-4313 Christian,

Thanks for the kind words and for the heads up on Bartley’s. I bought my last can this past Fall and did not know that Lawrence McFadden Co., the manufacturer, was going out of business. I will write information in a separate post tonight because I do not want readers to be mislead by the current post. Thanks so much again, Christian, for the timely alert!

Rob

]]> By: Christian Darby https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2010/01/17/my-starting-lineup-of-finishes/#comment-4306 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:57:44 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=589#comment-4306 First, I love your blog. I couldn’t agree more with your perspective on finishing – I love wood in it’s most natural state as well and tend toward those finishes that leave it as close to that state as possible. I’ve never used Bartleys and thought I’d give it a try on my next project. In doing a bit of online research it appears as though the company that produces the product has gone out of business. From what I can tell, Lawrence McFadden Co. is the one who makes Bartleys Gel Varnish and closed it’s doors in early January.

Please let me know if I’m wrong, I’d really like to try the product. Also, please keep up your wonderful blog. I know at times blogging can feel tedious but know that at least one person out here really enjoys your work and anxiously looks forward to each new post.

Sincerely,

Christian Darby

]]> By: John Nelson https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2010/01/17/my-starting-lineup-of-finishes/#comment-4290 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:47:41 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=589#comment-4290 Rob,

There is an interesting way to do color accents – artist oil paints. Some of the colors available are so archival they will probably outlast the wood.

I find them interesting on end grain. I use them with linseed.

I’ve never tried mixing them with any other finish but anything petroleum based should work.

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