I'll have to try something. I think a big problem is the people taking care of the booth have certain requirments for the tags they want. Most other booths have string attached to the item and a paper tag attached to the string.
Another problem is that many of my bowls are simply soaked in mineral oil. Stickers will not stick to them.
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I think the Japanese eat from their "lacquer ware". The main problem I see with lacquer in a "dish" use would be the brittle nature of lacquer, and it would be prone to chipping when used with metal utensils. I guess the Japanese chopsticks wouldn't pose such a problem. Lacquer imparts a great impervious surface, but once chipped, liquid infiltration can damage the wood underneath. Acrylic lacquers are more flexible, but not quite so easy to use, IHMO.
Ken Moon W3ebberville, TX.
Almost everything I turn goes through at least the wax wheel of the Beall, even the friction polished ones... the wax is food safe and both removable scotch tape and the sticky-dots stick to the surface..
Mac
I use it on everything from bare, sanded wood to things that just look a bit dull....
Some things just get the wax wheel, others get the whole treatment, etc...
Some finishes will abrade off with the 1st wheel, so I just do the white diamond and wax wheels... I never realized how versatile the buffing system was!
Mac
william kossack:
I use a parting tool to make a 1" wide shallow recess in the bottom of the bowl. A 1/2" round price tag goes there. I had round brass blanks etched w/my name, then when I sell a piece, I superglue one of the brass discs in over the top of the price tag, thus "locking in" the price for generations.
Email if you need directions on making your own etched brass discs.
Along the same lines, when I make a burial urn for someone's ashes (a VERY lucrative job), I use a press to drill two (2) holes in the base. The first hole holds a CA-glued penny representing the person's year of birth, the second a penny showing the year of death.
You can also make a single hole w/drill or parting tool, the glue in the year of birth or year or deth, client's choice.
This is a very single add-on that greatly impresses the client.
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Do you have a picture of one of the urns you've turned that you could put on line?
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