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Working With Wood Continued
Now that the trees are glued together, it's time add some color to
them. And for the bases, I'll be using stain on them.
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| Appling A Finish
I'll be using some flat white and satin moss green for the tree colors.
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It was a nice day so I used my side yard as my paint booth again.
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The following day it rained so I did the stain work inside the garage.
Side note: this stuff is stinky!!
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To fasten the tree to the base, I used 5 minute epoxy and dabbed a small
amount on each foot.
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It's Finished
Here are the taller ones, which are 11".
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It's a simple design but they look pretty good. I did a small amount of
tough-up to some of the end grain with a small paint brush.
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I noticed my brand wasn't on the base while taking these pictures. So
after I was finished taking photos, I put my brand on each one.
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I know it looks like the small one is leaning but it's really not.
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This was part of my last batch. |
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I put a smaller one and medium size one on a single base.
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I ended up making three batches of these trees because
most of the family members wanted some. By the end of the holidays, I
had to make more for our house. These were easy and fun to make and look
nice when displayed.
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