Tuesday 13 March 2012

Waiting for the paint to dry

                 Heres a couple of eco ride handplanes waiting for their bio varnish to dry
                 The guys at Bio Products in S.A. have been really helpful as i search out
                 different ways to seal my handplanes . These ones have had two coats of bio
                 varnish and are ready for their third and final coat. I am loving the way the
                 gloss varnish is bringing out the colours in the paulownia timber.Beautiful!!
      The handplane below is one of my smaller boards . It measures 300x200mm(12x8'')
    and is designed for waves with a bit of grunt. Its lack of size makes it easy to swim with
in larger surf. Once again the bio varnish really brings out the colours and markings in the timber.