OT: rockford liquid light emulsion on cedar

[Matt Clara]

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The red oak image needs help:
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In both images, one part of the grain soaked up the emulsion and showed less
of the exposed image there, but the oak has more of the porous grain to soak
it up.

I'm building a cigar box ukulele and intend to print images on it, so these
were tests to see how well the stuff works. I'd say it works well.

[Rich]

http://www.mattclara.com/misc/ukuleleunderground/liquidlight_on_cedar...
The red oak image needs help:http://mattclara.com/misc/ukuleleunderground/liquidlight_on_redoakSMA...
In both images, one part of the grain soaked up the emulsion and showed less
of the exposed image there, but the oak has more of the porous grain to soak
it up.
I'm building a cigar box ukulele and intend to print images on it, so these
were tests to see how well the stuff works.  I'd say it works well.
--www.mattclara.com

Aren't you supposed to primer wood if you use that stuff on it?

[David Nebenzahl]

[snip]

Not OT here (r.p.darkroom) at all; you're exposing photosensitive
material in a darkroom, right?

[Paul Furman]

Post by David Nebenzahl
[snip]
Not OT here (r.p.darkroom) at all; you're exposing photosensitive
material in a darkroom, right?

On topic in alt photography. Fun stuff.

[Rich]

http://www.mattclara.com/misc/ukuleleunderground/liquidlight_on_cedar...
The red oak image needs help:http://mattclara.com/misc/ukuleleunderground/liquidlight_on_redoakSMA...
In both images, one part of the grain soaked up the emulsion and showed less
of the exposed image there, but the oak has more of the porous grain to soak
it up.
I'm building a cigar box ukulele and intend to print images on it, so these
were tests to see how well the stuff works.  I'd say it works well.
--www.mattclara.com

I like the red oak image, it has real depth.

[van dark]

to matt clara,
very ugly photos. very ugly......:-(

Post by Matt Clara
http://www.mattclara.com/misc/ukuleleunderground/liquidlight_on_cedarSMALL.jpg
http://mattclara.com/misc/ukuleleunderground/liquidlight_on_redoakSMALL.jpg
In both images, one part of the grain soaked up the emulsion and showed
less of the exposed image there, but the oak has more of the porous
grain to soak it up.
I'm building a cigar box ukulele and intend to print images on it, so
these were tests to see how well the stuff works. I'd say it works well.

[Bruce]

Post by Matt Clara
http://www.mattclara.com/misc/ukuleleunderground/liquidlight_on_cedarSMALL.jpg
http://mattclara.com/misc/ukuleleunderground/liquidlight_on_redoakSMALL.jpg
In both images, one part of the grain soaked up the emulsion and showed less
of the exposed image there, but the oak has more of the porous grain to soak
it up.
I'm building a cigar box ukulele and intend to print images on it, so these
were tests to see how well the stuff works. I'd say it works well.

Both images show a lot of grain.

Wood grain. ;-)

[Peter Chant]

Post by Bruce

Post by Matt Clara
I'm building a cigar box ukulele and intend to print images on it, so these
were tests to see how well the stuff works. I'd say it works well.

Both images show a lot of grain.

I thought someone would give that rePLY. Moust be board.

[Alan Browne]

Post by Matt Clara
http://www.mattclara.com/misc/ukuleleunderground/liquidlight_on_cedarSMALL.jpg
http://mattclara.com/misc/ukuleleunderground/liquidlight_on_redoakSMALL.jpg
In both images, one part of the grain soaked up the emulsion and showed
less of the exposed image there, but the oak has more of the porous
grain to soak it up.
I'm building a cigar box ukulele and intend to print images on it, so
these were tests to see how well the stuff works. I'd say it works well.

Can you pre-treat the wood to reduce absorption without losing the wood
grain?

[Matt Clara]

Post by Alan Browne

Post by Matt Clara
http://www.mattclara.com/misc/ukuleleunderground/liquidlight_on_cedarSMALL.jpg
http://mattclara.com/misc/ukuleleunderground/liquidlight_on_redoakSMALL.jpg
In both images, one part of the grain soaked up the emulsion and showed
less of the exposed image there, but the oak has more of the porous grain
to soak it up.
I'm building a cigar box ukulele and intend to print images on it, so
these were tests to see how well the stuff works. I'd say it works well.

Can you pre-treat the wood to reduce absorption without losing the wood
grain?

Already am. Next round I'll give it two coats of poly instead of one. As
I'm making a cigar box uke, you don't want to damp the top and bottom too
much.

[Miles Bader]

Post by Matt Clara

Post by Alan Browne

Post by Matt Clara
I'm building a cigar box ukulele and intend to print images on it, so
these were tests to see how well the stuff works. I'd say it works well.

Can you pre-treat the wood to reduce absorption without losing the
wood grain?

Already am. Next round I'll give it two coats of poly instead of one.

Is it actually desirable to have a "clearer" image?

I think the mixture of image with wood-grain looks pretty cool... like
the image is somehow embedded in the wood.

-Miles

[mikey4]

Post by Miles Bader

Post by Matt Clara

Post by Alan Browne

Post by Matt Clara
I'm building a cigar box ukulele and intend to print images on it, so
these were tests to see how well the stuff works. I'd say it works well.

Can you pre-treat the wood to reduce absorption without losing the
wood grain?

Already am. Next round I'll give it two coats of poly instead of one.

Is it actually desirable to have a "clearer" image?
I think the mixture of image with wood-grain looks pretty cool... like
the image is somehow embedded in the wood.
-Miles
--

Agreed. I like the look on Cedar more than the Oak.

[JimKramer]

Post by Matt Clara
http://www.mattclara.com/misc/ukuleleunderground/liquidlight_on_cedarSMALL.jpg
http://mattclara.com/misc/ukuleleunderground/liquidlight_on_redoakSMALL.jpg
In both images, one part of the grain soaked up the emulsion and showed
less of the exposed image there, but the oak has more of the porous grain
to soak it up.
I'm building a cigar box ukulele and intend to print images on it, so
these were tests to see how well the stuff works. I'd say it works well.
--
www.mattclara.com

More with the Cedar than the Oak, wipe the surface down with some MEK to
remove the resins, before you apply the emulsion.

You also might try bleaching the wood to produce a lighter background.
Obviously wash well.

-Jim