Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Use waterbased coatings

I have now stopped using Lacquers that have nasty vocs that continue to off gas for a long long time. I generally use natural or bio oil and wax on solid furniture. But when commercial finishes are asked for there realy has not been any other option but acid catalised laquers or poly 2 pacs which are no good for the sprayer or the people using the furniture. For this product i liked the statment on the back "If swallowed do not induce vomiting - give glass of water." All in all i dont know the total ins and outs of this product it my not be the best but it is a whole lot better for people and the environment than what i was using before. Plus it has nice fern trees on the side of the label got to be green?!??!? If you are in canberra contact Turners building supplys for more info. I will also do some sample panels for those of you interested in how it looks.

Sunday, May 10, 2009

get in touch with the land


North East Coast of Tasmania were i found my self connected with the environment and a small group of people. For most our eyes and minds have been opened to thoughts and ideas of how we can make small steps, waves or ripplets to make a change.