** Greg,
**Would you elaborate on your system for storing and using
**Blendal powders. This sounds like a compact way to carry
**and use these powders.
GregW writes:
I use a block of hard maple 9" long and 3" wide,3/4 " thick,
with 12 evenly spaced 1" diameter holes drilled
(flat bottomed with a Forstner bit) a bit over 1/2 inch deep.
The top is a piece of 1/4" 3 ply, finished, attached at one corner
to the block by a pan head phillips # 6 x 1/2 pb screw with a
washer under the head.
The powders are placed in the holes and pressed firmly,
first with my finger, then with a smoothly sanded 1" dowel,
sanded to a close fit. More powder is added, and tamped,
until a smooth cake of powder fills the hole 1/2 to 3/4 full.
The top is secured in the closed position with a rubber band.
I try to keep the box in the upright position.
Every few years I clean it out and reload.
This particular box is loaded for demonstration purposes, and does
not have the selection of colors I would choose for general work.
(that is, there are several vivid blue, red and yellows in here
I'm attaching a photo that was used in an article
in Professional Refinishing that should show the box.
It is about as simple a tool as you can make,
but it serves its purpose well.
When I am using it, I simply open the top
Hope this is helpful.
Greg Williams
Mohawk Finishing
