Question How do you handle velvet liners?

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redwolfbuddy

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So I've made a few liners using the velvet liner-moulding (is that what it's called?), and haven't been able to keep the velvet pristine. I get finger-print shaped crushes where I'm holding the liner-moulding in my chopper, and any other time I have to exert firm pressure on it.

I've tried brushing it out with a toothbrush, wirebrush, soft paintbrush, nothing seems to return it to pristine.

All I've been able to do is just generally handle the whole thing so the texture becomes more even.

Oh - and if glue oozes out of the joint - the pieces are just ruined.

Anyone have any tips on how they handle this stuff?

Thanks!
 
I wouldn't be surprised if you are advised that you should get primed liner stock and wrap it yourself. For small enough pieces the seamless corner really does look a whole lot better.

Until you can ramp up that production though, can you use some sort of cushioning while you handle it? I haven't chopped a velvet liner in a dog's age, but some unforgiving beeswax finishes and similar stuff led me to keep a stack of squares of foam wrap (recycled from Nurre, and Picture Woods chops) around. I use it sort of like the tissue they have to pick up donuts.

Also for rubbing any scuffs out try a dense foam, such as a makeup sponge. (found near the cotton balls in the health & beauty aid area of many stores)

The only fix for oozing glue is, as you said, back to the drawing board.
 
Get a steamer that is used to take wrinkles out of clothes. They work pretty well for as cheap as they are.
 
OR you might stay away from them altogether?? rather than put out a 'ratty' looking product just dont do them?
 
Digging into the past...

Redwolf,

In the late 70's and early 80's, liners were a big part of our length inventory...suede, linen and velvet. We used to stock length 3/4, 1-1/4 and some wider in linen and suede - I recall that Jimo Enterprises (Wonder if they're still in business?) made the best liners wrapped on splined pine stock.

When joining velvet liners in a vise, we would obviously glue but only the bottom 2/3 of the profile. You would have to apply an adequate amount as the wood would absorb the PVA pretty easily.

TIP - We would cut small short 3 inch pieces of the same velvet liner to use as "holders", placing them upside down, velvet pile inserted into velvet pile. We were then able to apply pressure against the liner without any damage.

Give this a try. (And let me know if you need any inventory of liner stock .... unless Sarah had me toss it all out! :) )

John
 
BILL WARD said:
OR you might stay away from them altogether?? rather than put out a 'ratty' looking product just dont do them?
Click to expand...

I tried to resist replying to this, but alas, in the end, I'm unable to do so...

Bill: see your own signature line for the best reply to your questions.

I will add that

a.) I don't put out ratty looking product. The mottling I did to even it out looks just fine (albeit not ideally what I was trying to do) - and the ones I did were on my own stuff so I could familiarize myself with working with the velvet liners because

b.) I bought a frame business/stock/equipment when the local framer died, and inherited a customer who wants more of what he did for her.
 
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