I heard an NPR show the other day discussing a woodwind intrument in Brookline, MA. The sell reproductions of antiques and their instruments are used by some of the best musicians in the world, according to the show. The part that caught my ear was their comment that they dye the instruments with Clairol hair coloring. Anyone heard anything about this. It might be interesting to check on because of all the colors available.
Tom
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Hmmm.... I have never heard of this.
They might do it, but why would you want to? With what is already available, you can make wood any color you want, without the stinky blonde smell.
Next you'll want silicone inplant tooling for your shaper!
Sorry,
Hal
My shaper could use some silicone implants ! I 'll look into it.C.
Implants for the shaper.......... hmmmmmmmmmmm . Makes me think that I need a shaper now........John
John,
"Hmmmmmm", that's what the wife said when I showed her my new oscillating spindle sander...
Cheers,
Ray
I have heard the oscillating spindle sanders called by other names.
Hal
Does it then become a "shapelier", or is just more shapely?Cliff
And you mix up a double batch to have a what ? to match ?C.
This is all getting a little too adult for me.........John
Besides, there are many more colors available as wood dyes than are available in Clairol. W.D.Lockwood has over 120 colors of water mixed dyes. (I lost count)
http://www.wdlockwood.com
Nice to see another NPR listener here. I heard that show as well. They sounded like they know what they are doing.
Pardon my spelling,
Mike
Make sure that your next project is beyond your skill and requires tools you don't have. You won't regret it.
I was thinking of spending a couple of years making a reproduction of a Philadelphia high boy and then finishing it with a blue rinse and lots of hairspray.
Frank
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