Recent content by davey_b

Might well just leave the lacquer at the moment then and possibly spray it further down the line. I put some different finishes on some of the slices last night so I'll get a photo tonight to show what they look like. I was also going to put some text on one of the slices with a wood burner...

That's helpful, I have spray lacquer that could use. The other thing I was thinking was that I might want some of the slices to have a bit of a darker colour to them like in the photo in my first post. I have some boiled linseed oil as well as some wood dyes that I might test to see what...

I cut the tree about 3 weeks ago and cut the slices a day or so later. They sat in an airing cupboard for a week or so and then I dried them out in an oven overnight (about 90oC). They are now nice and dry from what I have seen in sanding them. There have been some cracks but I'm not too...

Making something the attached picture for the wife's Christmas I have sycamore slices that range from about 10mm - 40mm in length. They are sanded down to 1200 grit and I'm going to mount them on some ply. Not sure if I should leave the slices as they are or finish them with oil or...