Re: [APD] Goldfish, etc

["S. Hieber" <shieber at yahoo_com>]

As a lover of wood, I generally agree. Although, some wood
that makes its way into furniture begs to be painted.  ;-)

sh

--- Vaughn Hopkins <hoppy1 at surewest_net> wrote:

> As a woodworking hobbiest I am always semi-offended to 
> hear that a 
> nice wood stand is being painted, and not being given a
> finish that 
> lets the beauty of the natural wood show.  It takes far
> less skill to 
> apply a stain and clear finish than it does to apply a
> painted finish 
> with speckled pattern.  (Should I now say that I consider
> wood to be a 
> living being, entitled to all the respect given to other
> living beings, 
> including humans?)
> 
> Vaughn H.
> 
> On Monday, October 31, 2005, at 07:48 AM, Jerry Baker
> wrote:
> 
> > On a related note: I finally finished painting my stand
> yesterday. That
> > may seem inconsequential, but it was actually a very
> long process due 
> > to
> > weather and other factors. It had to be painted because
> apparently
> > everybody wants a stand with some sort of wood finish
> now, and no one
> > makes a painted stand, nor will they paint it for you
> (unless you want
> > black). I wanted white with grey flecks. I had to buy
> the air gun 
> > myself
> > and learn how to paint with an air gun. Then I had to
> learn how to
> > create a consistent speckle pattern using a spray gun
> design to apply
> > paint evenly. :D
> >
> > -- 
> > Jerry Baker
> 
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