Final report on photo finish search

[Sylvain]

sameold...@my-deja.com wrote:
>
> I found lots of places that make some beautiful woodgrain paper, but
> they only sell 1000 foot rolls to the furniture industry.
>
I already knew that and wrote about it in the original thread. My bro'
use to work for
a furniture "industry" years ago, and he suggest to try something;
if that woodgrain paper could be of any use,i.e. right woodgrain etc.
why not go to these
industries and ask for scrap ? He said you might be able to get many
-scrap- feet more that you may ever need for the cost of a beer. Worth a
try ?

I suggest emailing those who sell to the furniture industries and see if
they'Re willing
to give you any address, maybe there's one near you ?

Sylvain

[sameold...@my-deja.com]

When I learned that the Oct. 2000 issue of "Creating Keepsakes", a
scrapbooking magazine, had an article on using thin veneers and
woodgrained paper, I thought the search for photo finish paper was still
alive. It hasn't turned out that way.

I had been to the websites of most of the companies mentioned and this
time I e-mailed them.
One replied that they didn't think their paper was suitable to our
needs.
One had only 11 sheets of thin mahogany veneer and didn't plan to stock
any more.
One sent me a 384 page catalog that offered only one sheet of
woodgrained paper. It didn't look very good.
Two didn't answer.
One said they planned to stock Lenderink"s Paperwood.

I can't recommend Lenderink's Paperwood. The finish on it doesn't
really take a stain. The stain lays on it like a weak toner. The stain
does get into the pores and this over-emphasizes the pores.

I found lots of places that make some beautiful woodgrain paper, but
they only sell 1000 foot rolls to the furniture industry.

In conclusion, I believe the idea that we can buy photo finish paper in
the sizes and woods we need isn't going to happen.

It's possible that I'm a guy that couldn't find candy in Hershey, PA and
nothing could make me happier than having someone prove me wrong.

Stewart
ge...@ncweb.com

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[Ken G.]

I was in fred meyer looking at stuff and they do carry kits to do faux
painting . the way it looked on the display was quite impressive . i
would think it would only work as good as each individual could put it
on . theres probably a technique to making it look right .
I had to redo some grille bars on a Zenith console in that marbly
looking stuff and just used a dark yellow base color then applyed plenty
of dark stain with a sponge in random ways . after the clear coat went
on it looked very close to original i was suprized i did it .
however the striped type of faux paint would take a bit of practice .