Hello Roy,
first, my name is Gotschy not Gotchsky
"Beizen" is stain. I use water-colour, it does not run as deep into the wood
as alcoholic stain.
It is a coloured powder whis has to be dissolved in warm water, mixed to
your favorite colour and diluted to the "right" intensity.
Good luck with the rest.
Can I get a copy?
Kindly regards
Helmut
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roy Trotter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 9:16 AM
Subject: [HG] Pickling
Well , eveything that I got on gmail I have got on yahoo, but I
haven't got much on either, so I'm "trial ballooning" again.
Except I have a question, and it is predictibly a MAKING question.,
actually a pickling question.
(If you are Helmut Gotchsky (HG) or have his book, I'm on page 50 "Das
Beizen" ) This gets translated ( also in the dictionary) as "The
Pickling". So I went to the hardware store looking for Pickling, she (
this wasn't "Julie -in -the -cage" she saw me coming and went off to
measure something.) showed it to me and said it was about the same as
Whitewash . SO; I am wondering if "Beizen" can also mean "Stain" (
some kind of generic word) or something else entirely different.
A very light coat of whitewash might easily become transparent under
a few coats of shellac, but I'm not willing to find out that way.
The back and sides are pretty thin already and I thought it would be
cheaper to ask somebody first. Fact? Opinions? Anyone...
As far as I can tell, it's been real quiet on the hurdy Gurdy front,
so here's your chance to pipe up.
Oh yes, indeed, if I go that route I will test it on a board ( plenty
of those lying around) but it would still be cheaper to ask questions
first.
Thanks, Roy
