Bob in SF
Member
Longstanding fascination with birds since I built my first makeshift tree house (eons ago).
Steps:
Created original artwork with stippled pen and ink, and water colors - 4x4 inches.
Scaled down the paintings and inkjet printed them onto Sunnyscopa brand white inkjet decal paper.
Spray-sealed the decals with 3 coats of Krylon UV Archival Varnish Gloss, 1 day of drying between coats, 3 days of drying after 3rd coat.
Turned some ordinary-looking hardwood (no sanding)
Brushed on 1st coat of Alumilte UV resin, then cured it with a 365nm UV bulb x 4 minutes.
Applied the decals.
Decorated the barrel ends with alcohol inks.
Brushed on 2nd coat of Alumilte UV resin, then cured it with a 365nm UV bulb x 4 minutes.
Assembled the Virage fountain pen.
Gave it to an ornithologist friend to thank him for telling me about Cornell University's Merlin Bird ID app - here:
merlin.allaboutbirds.org
Warm regards to all - Bob
Steps:
Created original artwork with stippled pen and ink, and water colors - 4x4 inches.
Scaled down the paintings and inkjet printed them onto Sunnyscopa brand white inkjet decal paper.
Spray-sealed the decals with 3 coats of Krylon UV Archival Varnish Gloss, 1 day of drying between coats, 3 days of drying after 3rd coat.
Turned some ordinary-looking hardwood (no sanding)
Brushed on 1st coat of Alumilte UV resin, then cured it with a 365nm UV bulb x 4 minutes.
Applied the decals.
Decorated the barrel ends with alcohol inks.
Brushed on 2nd coat of Alumilte UV resin, then cured it with a 365nm UV bulb x 4 minutes.
Assembled the Virage fountain pen.
Gave it to an ornithologist friend to thank him for telling me about Cornell University's Merlin Bird ID app - here:
Merlin Bird ID - Home
Identify Bird Songs and Calls Sound ID listens to the birds around you and shows real-time suggestions for who’s singing. Compare your recording to the songs and calls in Merlin to confirm what you heard. Sound ID works completely offline, so you can identify birds you hear no matter where you ar
merlin.allaboutbirds.org
Warm regards to all - Bob
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