Testing varnish made 24.07.2016

Post date: Aug 05, 2016 3:14:23 PM

The varnish is phenomenal, its an improvement in applying properties and beauty. More red even if the colophpony was cooked longer - 3 h vs. 4.5 h compared to varnish cooked 27.07.2015. So the more brownish that I thought was from 3 h cooking, was actually due to less stirring and higher temperature at the bottom of the saucepan. Next time I will find a better one with thicker bottom.

This is a first test, thin without colors on white maple sealed with gelatin: