[TheForge] archives, clear finish

[ries]

As it happens, Duff, Micheal Bondi, and I were the featured artists at  
this years Southern Illinois Metalsmiths conference in Carbondale Il,  
and SIU.
So, yeah, Duff has been pretty busy the last few days.
Carbondale is the only college in the US where you can get a graduate  
degree in blacksmithing.
It has a great, well equipped shop, an expert blacksmith and metal  
artist professor, Rick Smith, a second jewelry/metals professor, Sun  
Park, and a great group of students. 6 grad students right now, along  
with a rotating cast of 30 to 50 undergrads doing various things.
Some of the most famous blacksmiths in america went thru the program  
at Carbondale, including Jim Wallace of the Metals Museum, Phillip  
Baldwin, Darryl Meier, Duff himself, and many many more.
We had a great time, talked a lot, did some demo's, ate barbecue every  
day, and just got home late last night.
Call Duff- he almost always answers his own phone.

Ries



On Sep 29, 2008, at 9:23 AM, Andy Gladish wrote:

Thanks Ries- actually have an info request in to Duff, he must have  
been at a conference or something- anyone have experience with Zero  
Rust (which I have used and am very happy with) and their clear coat,  
Crystal Coat?
The local dealer isn't knowledgeable about using it on bare metal, and  
the corp website is no help at all.
Thanks!
A

On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:00:36 -0700, ries <ries at riesniemi.com> wrote:

> Andy, call or email Duff.
> He is now a dealer for Permalac.
> They make a whole system of lacquers, clearcoats, and waxes that  
> work together, and so you can even clear laquer over wax- which I  
> would have thought was a recipe for disaster, but Duff swears it can  
> work great. As long as its their wax- not just any wax.
> Anyway, the general consensus is that paint doesnt last, and rust  
> never sleeps, but Permalac is pretty much the best there is.
>
> Duff (known to his momma as John Medwedeff) is reachable thru his  
> website-
> http://www.johnmedwedeff.com/
>
> He is an incredible blacksmith and metal artist, who ended up buying  
> enough Permalac for his own projects that he just started stocking  
> the stuff, and he really knows a lot about it.
>
> Ries
>
>
>
>
> On Sep 25, 2008, at 3:25 PM, Andy Gladish wrote:
>
> Help! I can't seem to find the list archives...I know this question  
> has been asked over and over..
> I made a set of chairs for a beautiful home and finished them in a  
> wax finish, now the customer wants patio furniture and loves the  
> look of unpainted steel.
> All the local steel gurus just shrug and say that clear finish won't  
> last no matter what I do...
> Any suggestions?
> I'm pricing stainless, as an alternative, but the look he really  
> likes is to match what I already did.
>



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