matt butler ok it sounds like you missed a couple of steps. 1. Do multiple coating of shellac or varnish. This will seal the grains. 2. Wet sand 1000 grit then dry. 3. More coats of shellac. 4. Wet sand 1500 grit 5. Final coat of shellac or varnish. 6. Wet sand 1000 to 1500 to 2000 to 2500. By now it should be the smoothest thing ever! 7. You are now ready to polish.
I'd love to know how you got that color so awesome as well? Looks incredible. I'm building a PH dining table, and trying to figure out how to get that same color. Heat seems to do the trick, but I'm afraid I will warp the table or worse, undo the glue.
+David Peat I used shellac first. Wet sanded between coats up to 2500 grit and then polished it with Meguires rubbing compound, polish and then griots carshow wax.
Just got some purple heart and having fun with it. That looks awesome
You sound like my Uncle Richard! Lol 😆
Beautiful job!!!!! I love that piece!
Nicely done 👍
Nice, but how does it sound?
How do you keep purple heart purple?
I've been using spray shellac but it really darkens and changes the vibrant purple in the wood after sunbathing or heat treating
Great job. How it’s holding up now?
What does it sound like tho
+Tetrachromia I know. Once I finish The William I will do a video of how some of the drums sound including the purple heart drum.
That 'music' is dire.
I wondered if you coild buff shellac. LSS, you can. Thanks for the video.
I tried using a rubbing compound on my piece and it just put white compound into all of the grain holes. How did you prevent that
matt butler ok it sounds like you missed a couple of steps.
1. Do multiple coating of shellac or varnish. This will seal the grains.
2. Wet sand 1000 grit then dry.
3. More coats of shellac.
4. Wet sand 1500 grit
5. Final coat of shellac or varnish.
6. Wet sand 1000 to 1500 to 2000 to 2500. By now it should be the smoothest thing ever!
7. You are now ready to polish.
TJD Tongue Drums ahhhh. Ok I misunderstood you. I thought you did all this then shellacked it. Got it. Thank you!!!
Will this wax coating prevent the purple heart from turning brown?
Nothing will prevent paduk or purple heart from turning brown but different finishes can slow down the change.
Your work is beautiful:) great job! Wouldn’t the high gloss and reflection in a well lit room take way from your work on the top?
How did you get the purpleheart sooo purple?
I'd love to know how you got that color so awesome as well? Looks incredible. I'm building a PH dining table, and trying to figure out how to get that same color. Heat seems to do the trick, but I'm afraid I will warp the table or worse, undo the glue.
Is it me or is there a haze
It's beautiful, I want to hear it :)
+Bloody Shambles thank you
The Man Who Needed A Tripod
+Jamie yep
Jamie just got one!
@@tjdphotographythe piece you were working on in this video, how did the color hold up?
It's been a little over a yr since you posted this. How has the purple color held up?
Eduardo Ramirez it is still the same color. I know people say it can turn brown overtime. But I haven't seen any evidence of that.
Tjaero Tongue Drums & Woodworks cool that's a good thing to hear. I'm going to use your method on a jewelry box 👍🏼
Eduardo Ramirez I have switched from using to now using lacquer.
Tjaero Tongue Drums & Woodworks spray?
Eduardo Ramirez yes
Can I hear it?
+Kelly Harrington soon I will get around to it
I am making a Bluetooth speaker. The front is Purple Heart, the box is red oak. Did you wax your box as well, or did you stain it first?
Oh, and what type of wood is your box made of?
+David Peat I used shellac first. Wet sanded between coats up to 2500 grit and then polished it with Meguires rubbing compound, polish and then griots carshow wax.
Beautiful
+Chief Morning thank you
dude how many coats of shellac idd you need ?
I think it was 8
turn the music off in the background damn
interesting. Turn off the music