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JL work

>Enamel can be patched/repaired fairly easily. The problem is matching the color. As to cottonwood burl - I have no idea. I haven't worked any cottonwood. I would think that it would be relatively "soft" and fuzzy to work.

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Ernie Miller Topeka

>I have a cotton wood 4X4 here at the house if you want to come get it and play with it to see how it works. it is a fuzz maker. burl could be fun.

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Rob in Kansas

>Thanks JL, Is patching enamel something that is commonly found or is it more of a specialty? I guess I should have done something last year. I'm pretty sure it was okay then. :(

Ernie, I've never worked cottonwood before, but I have been told that the southern basswood will cross pollenate with the cottonwood and that's what causes it to be fuzzy. That kiln in Perry process cottonwood and sells it primarily overseas as a secondary wood.

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JL work

>As I said, color matching is a problem. You can buy the filler kits over the internet or at some local hardware stores. Brush a little dilute HCl (muriatic acid) and eat the rust away - or get a rust converter compound. You can then fill and paint. I had to do it on an old washing machine (wringer type), fortunately it was white. It took a while to match the color exactly.

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Rob in Kansas

>Thanks Jim & JL,

I found this photo on the net, which is the basic shape. (They want $4850 for it!) But the gray part is white/ivory and the white part is pale green. It has about four spots on one door that need to be filled in, the rest appears to be okay. I managed to get the name of someone in Lawrence who does bathtubs. Maybe he can do a door as well.

JL what did you use to adjust the color on yours?

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Roger Nixon

>Interesting, Rob. I spotted a big cottonwood burl on a neighbor's property two weeks ago and wondered the same thing. Not that I would tackle that tree for the burl.

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Rob in Kansas

>I did a search and found a couple good pics. I don't plan on harvesting it anytime soon. I'll at least leave it until my skills are better, or the creek threatens the tree. A couple years either way. I can see where it would make some nice panels, might even try turning!

You move closer to town yet?

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JL

>Remember, I was going for a "duller" white as opposed to anything else. I used a touch of black and gray pigment.