Samples Part 2

This is one of the step samples I made. The right side is unfinished so I have a reference to check when the veneer for the job comes in. Sometimes it is a little different color and that changes my stain formula.

These are all the darker color step samples, we keep these for our reference the client never sees these.

I finish all my samples front and back and usually do a textured finish on the back. In this case there wasn't enough time and these are not final samples. When the client has decided what will be used on the job we will make 5 finish samples and get signatures before proceeding with the work.

This is the Etimoe sample. This will be a multi million dollar job so it is imperative to get everything right.

All the dark colors were stained with Keystone Nerosol dye stain.

The formula for the darker samples is :

12 oz Alcohol

8 grams Keystone Dark Brown Y

2 grams Keystone Red Brown 4RM

The stain is applied by spray and done so that it can also be applied using our automated system.

The finish is Ilva 2k polyurethane in a 50% sheen.

Several of the finished samples ready to ship, sometimes a 2k urethane finish will get a few pieces of grit in the finish while drying. I use a nib file to take these off and make sure the samples feel like glass before letting them out of my hands. There are several different types of nib files, my current favorite is the Konig model. It is heavy enough that you can just use the weight of the file to remove any nibs.