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Lovely! What did you use to polish the wood with? I know I've found renaissance wax can definitely breathe new life into a piece of wood that has been unloved for a while!

Thanks...I'm only using some cream that I have a shed load of, it's a mix of beeswax, turpentine and Linseed oil. Takes a few coats as the stand is drinking it up.

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nonono I don't need yet another thing to start buying within this hobby...

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Thanks...I'm only using some cream that I have a shed load of, it's a mix of beeswax, turpentine and Linseed oil. Takes a few coats as the stand is drinking it up.

 

that's a very traditional mix for wood, and there's a reason they've been using it since Noah's ark, it works beautifully on all old finished, not so much on modern plastic finishes, like the heavy-duty poly they coat wood in these days. But don't get me started.

 

Very nice ink well. Quite handsome!

 

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nonono I don't need yet another thing to start buying within this hobby...

I think therapy is available!

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that's a very traditional mix for wood, and there's a reason they've been using it since Noah's ark, it works beautifully on all old finished, not so much on modern plastic finishes, like the heavy-duty poly they coat wood in these days. But don't get me started.

 

Very nice ink well. Quite handsome!

Thank you,and as a young 'un one of my jobs was to do the polishing about the house.....plenty of probably a similar polish to what I use today, plus alarge dollop of elbow grease ....And something that I have never taken to are cans of spray polish!

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Wow, that is an amazing inkwell.

 

I know what I'll be looking out for now!

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That is a fine looking inkstand and a lovely piece of oak

Thanks, and I've been following your projects ... You've certainly produced some lovely end-pieces!

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That is a beautiful inkstand accompanied by superb pens. Think I shall be looking for something similar for my desk at home.

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Thanks, and I've been following your projects ... You've certainly produced some lovely end-pieces!

Thanks chunya your recipe for polish remind me of an old book on wood finishing I bought some time ago.

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I think therapy is available!

 

Ugh, I have a problem. I read that as 'ink therapy.' ;)

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If I ever get an inkstand, it will be made by Frank Buchwald.

Everything is impermanent.

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Most inkwells both old and modern do NOT seal.

So evaporation of fountain pen ink would be a problem, depending on the humidity level.

I think inkwells were meant to be used continuously with dip pens, so evaporation was not really an issue. The inkwell was probably refilled somewhat often.

I would either leave the inkwell empty, or just use water with a few drops of ink to color the water.

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Most inkwells both old and modern do NOT seal.

So evaporation of fountain pen ink would be a problem, depending on the humidity level.

I think inkwells were meant to be used continuously with dip pens, so evaporation was not really an issue. The inkwell was probably refilled somewhat often.

I would either leave the inkwell empty, or just use water with a few drops of ink to color the water.

Too true, when this one arrived there was a clump of dried ink at the bottom, which still probably took very many years to evaporate. That shouldn't be a problem for me as it's filled with my current favourite ink, and it won't take long to empty it! :)

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The Lamp chap?

Yes. I want a conference beamer from him too.

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Gorgeous!

Is it fair for an intelligent and family oriented mammal to be separated from his/her family and spend his/her life starved in a concrete jail?

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Thanks...I'm only using some cream that I have a shed load of, it's a mix of beeswax, turpentine and Linseed oil. Takes a few coats as the stand is drinking it up.

Does this clean the wood? I have an old camera stand (with the camera that came with it) that I bought some Rejuvenate to clean up, but haven't made time for the project yet. I need to replace the bellows on the camera too.

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For old wood, with old finishes, it will clean off surface grime without being too terribly aggressive. It won't solve all problems, but it's a good place to start for most wood that's just old.

 

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