VCarved buttons

[Joseph clements]

Thanks Scott for the post. Going to try some this week. Thinking of putting them
In a tumbler with walnut shell, I use it to clean brass ammo for reloading,
Maybe it will sand them smooth

[scottp55]

Joseph, Pic doesn't really show it, but all that junk comes right off with your fingernail and the finish is almost burnished. Only thing left to do is soften the edges.
We've thought about a vibratory tumbler,but haven't tried yet.
I'd definitely try with just a few at first as the crispness is attractive in these, but could really help with maple and other woods with graphics and such.
Show pics, I'd be interested.

[Joseph clements]

How thick is the wood? I have some 1/4, looking to make some shape like texas

[scottp55]

Joseph, All start with 1/4" wood, but a little too thick most people think and good to have a perfect surface to start with anyway. Anywhere from .185- .21" feels good depending on Diameter.

[Joseph clements]

How do you clean the carpet tape off?

[scottp55]

!
One of MY first questions
Now that you've done it, denatured and a cloth(really stubborn use a 3m ultrafine pad).
I've found sanding to 220-320G before you stick it down not only is easier to sand than individual buttons, but doesn't give the tape all the wood fibers to muckle on to. For really open pore wood totally by accident(and to use it up) that a coat of 20-30% lacquer(SUPER thinned) dries in nothing flat and gives enough adhesion, but the tape comes off cleaner. My backer boards have like 3 coats of 10% thinned lacquer on them and they always come off clean even though they're sanded OSB.

Look Great!
Was playing with a Maine one last Friday,but haven't cut yet.
Don't you go putting us out of business before we get started Joseph!
Sanding and finishing Padauks when I saw this.
Nyalox 4" Blue(abrasive impregnated nylon bristle brushes) 240G work great for finishing as do the little 3m flap wheels(sandpaper/3mpad fine) if you break them WAY in.

[genek]

Joseph, Pic doesn't really show it, but all that junk comes right off with your fingernail and the finish is almost burnished. Only thing left to do is soften the edges.
We've thought about a vibratory tumbler,but haven't tried yet.
I'd definitely try with just a few at first as the crispness is attractive in these, but could really help with maple and other woods with graphics and such.
Show pics, I'd be interested.

On softening the edges a flutter sander works perfect. You just have to learn the touch of the product against the sand paper... I use the flutter sander all the time. I have two dedicated machines plus one that I mount to a drill for larger projects.
One is a Guenevere and the other one I made..

[Joseph clements]

Thanks for all the help Scott, my wife loves them. I have not thought about
Selling them, knitting is not big in HOT Texas . What does yours sell for?

[scottp55]

Glad she likes them, BUT NOW you're in trouble
These small(1.45") simple fluted ones $4 for cherry and walnut, $5 apiece for Padauk,Bloodwood,Purpleheart. And then up from there.
Buttons taking a bath
Funny, only Padauk floats.

[GeneMpls]

We have a sign shop and we use a lot of premask (think whitish
low tack masking tape) which works great- spread on the back
of the board and the spoil board and spray with contact adhesive-
let tack a couple minutes and stick down. The adhesive stays on the
tape and peels off the board easily. Learned this from Joe BTW