Continuing to clear the unfinished projects shelf. I came across this bark house that I bought the blank for in the fall of 2010 after I took Rick Jensen's bark carving class. I started carving on it in 2012 or 2013. I don't remember why I stopped, but I found it when I moved everything into my new shop about 18 months ago.
I also completed another cottonwood bark house that I started in 2016. That one I carved all with power. Not real happy with the way it turned out.
I tried a new finish on the treehouse. Usually I just apply Minwax paste finishing wax, let it dry, and then buff it. Today I applied the paste wax and then spent some time warming it up with the heat gun. After it cooled, I buffed with a nylon brush on my Foredom, and then with an old toothbrush. The other house I just applied the paste wax and buffed. Heating did darken the treehouse, but not as much as mineral oil would have. I might have to experiment with multiple finishes on a single piece to get color variations.
th1.jpghouse1.jpg
I also completed another cottonwood bark house that I started in 2016. That one I carved all with power. Not real happy with the way it turned out.
I tried a new finish on the treehouse. Usually I just apply Minwax paste finishing wax, let it dry, and then buff it. Today I applied the paste wax and then spent some time warming it up with the heat gun. After it cooled, I buffed with a nylon brush on my Foredom, and then with an old toothbrush. The other house I just applied the paste wax and buffed. Heating did darken the treehouse, but not as much as mineral oil would have. I might have to experiment with multiple finishes on a single piece to get color variations.
th1.jpghouse1.jpg
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