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A WEEKEND AWAY

3/7/2021

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No progress in the workshop this weekend,  Marya and I took a break and joined our daughter and son in law at their summer home on beautiful San Juan Island.
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We have all been vaccinated and it was wonderful to have a normal visit with loved ones at this magic spot.
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But I did get in a bit of  uke work on Cazzie's tenor.  East Indian Rosewood has prominent pores which need to be filled if you want a shiny finish.  I brought along the alcohol, a munica and the pumice and spent a few minutes "pumacing" her uke, filling those pores.
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Pumice is a natural material and a very fine abrasive.  A tiny bit of it is picked up by the munica dampened by alcohol and then rubbed vigorously over the wood.  The wood has been prepared with several applications of french Polish (aka shellac diluted in alcohol.  The alcohol softens and the munica with cleared pumice on it grinds off some of the shellac and fills  the pores with it.   
A pleasant place  to do a little work, and now this uke will shine all the brighter.

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Kunal
3/8/2021 09:52:21 am

🥰🥰🥰🥰
Beautiful sight Brian, missing those waters and vistas

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