Posted By: burdar
Any Woodworkers on here? - 10/28/21 05:40 PM
I'm going to make a growth height chart for my daughter just like this one.
https://www.amazon.com/Back40Life-Wooden-Growth-Chart-Establishment/dp/B08DDFTZ77?th=1
I already have the stencils and my dad has a nice piece of dark walnut I can use. I'm not sure how to finish the walnut or if I should just leave it natural. Obviously it will be permanently inside. If I lacquer the piece after the stenciling is done, I'm afraid the white paint will turn yellow over time. If I lacquer it first, will the stenciling stick on top of it? I thought about just applying a finishing wax over it, which I think will look nice... but will I still be able to write on it with a Sharpie every year or will the wax not let anything stick to the surface?
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I already have the stencils and my dad has a nice piece of dark walnut I can use. I'm not sure how to finish the walnut or if I should just leave it natural. Obviously it will be permanently inside. If I lacquer the piece after the stenciling is done, I'm afraid the white paint will turn yellow over time. If I lacquer it first, will the stenciling stick on top of it? I thought about just applying a finishing wax over it, which I think will look nice... but will I still be able to write on it with a Sharpie every year or will the wax not let anything stick to the surface?