I’ve been working on a series of chair orders for the last month or two. It’s always a good time in the shop, especially when I have sets of chairs to work on as I do now. I love getting into a rhythm, assembling a set of undercarriages, then the backs. What is often a heady job becomes rote. Fun!
Before I began working on the sets, I made a one off: a birdcage side chair. It’s one of the most technically demanding chairs I build, and the paint job is no exception. Luckily, this time I had a new tool that helped a lot:
Hot-Rod Jen’s beginning pinstriping video can be found here.
Wonderful video and a great tip for my future chairs.
One of my students says that Mack recommends this brush for water-based paints (I’d try the 00 size): https://www.mackbrush.com/product/str8lines/
I like the idea of using the pin striping brush! I found them on the manufacturer’s website and they say, “Do not wash with soap and water / Made with water soluble glue”. Please post a follow up after you get all that pin striping done and let us know how it holds up with the milk paint! Thanks for sharing!
The Original Mack Sword Striping Brush (10) – Mack Brush
Interesting! How’d I miss that bold type? I’ve finished the chair and the brush survived fine. I wonder if there’s a similar brush somewhere that’s OK for water….
I don’t know, I’m usually the one who misses the bold type, all caps stuff. Glad it’s not just me!
One of my students says that Mack recommends this brush for water-based paints (I’d try the 00 size): https://www.mackbrush.com/product/str8lines/
Gorgeous chair Elia! Looks like you got the hang of the pinstriping, but I’ll wager the circular ones on the spindles were the most challenging. Squirrel hair eh? The right tool for the job that little brush.
One of my students says that Mack recommends this brush for water-based paints (I’d try the 00 size): https://www.mackbrush.com/product/str8lines/