Been playing with finishes

[Hawks Feather]

I have been working on some "new" or "different" finishes and think that I like this one pretty well.  I got it polished out today and am pleased with it.  Now I have to go lay it in the snow to see what happens to the finish.   :shck:  Time will tell if this finish is a keeper or not.  No mouthpiece or tone board in it, but maybe later.

Jerry

[Bills Custom Calls]

I like it Jerry looks like a glass finish 

[kevinm]

Now that is slick !! Awesome job 

[cb223]

If it holds up to the snow are you gonna tell us rookies what it is?        Because it looks great from here!    

[iahntr]

Lookin good Jerry. 

[Troy Walter]

Send it to me Jerry,they say my snow is much harder on things then yours. Very nice

[Yotehntr]

  Very nice!! 

[WhiteHare]

There you go again.....raising the bar.

I wouldn't expect anything else from you tho.

NICE, VERY NICE...    

[Hawks Feather]

The snow didn't seem to bother it and neither did the cold.  It was 5 above when I went to bed.  I just took a rag and wiped it off and shot this picture.  I don't think heat will bother it all that much but when I brought it in I put it in front of the register.  It will go from 18 to 70 pretty quickly. 

Jerry

Snot there anymore   

[Todd Rahm]

I like it Jerry, but I also like your other finish too. 

[Purgatory_Predator_Calls]

That sir is a beautiful finish!  Sweet piece of wood too.   

One question though....

How did you get the snot off your camera after letting it freeze when you snapped the pic??? 


Yoooooey

[FinsnFur]

I just took a rag and wiped it off and snot this picture.

I'm with Yoey...why snot? No seriously...wouldn't polyurethane or something be better?

[Hawks Feather]

Well, for those who read what is written, I am here to tell you it snot there anymore.   


Chad,

In following Al's lead of sharing, here is a partial listing of the finishes that I have tried while trying to get what I want from a finish on one of my calls.  I think I could buy a used gun for what I have spent on finishes.  All three of the * products are similar and I don't know which one of those three I like the best – yet.  The build-up time is rather slow and you can get about four coats of finish on each day.  Sand it pretty well back down and start over the next day.  The call pictured here has about six days of finishing to get it to where it is today.  Several other finishes have also looked promising, it just depends on what you want in a final finish. 

*Deft Waterborne Clear Wood Finish
*Minwax Polycrylic Finish
*Varathane Diamond Polyurethane
Buffing & wax
CA Glue finish
Deft Lacquer Base – semi & gloss
Deft Polyurethane
Gel Poly Finish
Gel Topcoat
General Finishes Arm-R-Seal
General Finishes Seal-a-Cell gloss
Hut Crystal Coat
Lacquer, Brushing
Lacquer, Dipping
Lacquer, Regular
Minwax Antique Oil Finish
Minwax Fast Drying Polyurethane
Minwax Wipe-On Poly
Myland's Friction Polish
Shellac
Shellawax
Spar Varnish
Tru-Oil
Tung Oil
Varathane Oil Based Urethane
Varathane Professional Polyurethane
Watco Exterior
Watco Lacquer – semi & gloss
Waterlox marine
West Two Part Epoxy

Jerry

[cb223]

Thanks Jerry. I might have to give one of the 3 a try.

What I see on that partial list you might even be able to buy 2 used guns!

[coyote101]

Beautiful work Jerry.

I have a couple of questions.  First, what's the latest on little Toby? Secondly, and of far less importance, how do I properly care for the finish on the curly maple call I got at the LBL hunt?

Pat

[Hawks Feather]

Toby is doing really good.  He goes in today for another echo cardiogram, but things are looking good.  They still don't know about the bicuspid valve or the hole in the muscle of the heart, but the doctors don't seem overly concerned about it right now.  Thanks!

The calls that I sent to the LBL were all Oil and Wax finish.  The best thing would be to put a coat of wax on it every once in a while.  If you get a major scratch you can put some oil on the scratch and then add some more wax.

Jerry