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Substitue for rice paper.
By:Dale Frolander
Date: 5/1/2000, 3:13 am

The other day I needed to find some of the infamous rice paper so I could put "Handcrafted by Dale Frolander" onto the coaming before I fiberglassed it. I couldn't find rice paper anywhere. Most people at the craft and office stores just looked at me with a blank stare.

I thought about trying some of that tissue paper that is stuffed into bags with presents. I bought some, took it home, and taped it to a piece of paper along the leading edge. Then I stuck it into my inkjet (HP) and printed on it.

I took a scrap piece of walnut (since that's the wood I'd be using), put some epoxy on it, put the tissue on it, then some fiberglass cloth and then I wet it out with more epoxy. I did it in that order so I wouldn't rub across the print. The print turned out great. It didn't run at all, and I can only see the tissue paper if I really study it (faint difference in color that I can "see" only because I know where it is).

By the way, I made some tick marks inside for the station locations to help line up things like rudder pedals and stuff. I made them with an ink pen and the ink did run slightly from the epoxy.

Dale

Messages In This Thread

Substitue for rice paper.
Dale Frolander -- 5/1/2000, 3:13 am
Re: Substitue for rice paper.
Dave Houser -- 5/1/2000, 2:59 pm
Looking for some Graphics sources.
gary b. -- 5/2/2000, 12:24 am
Re: Looking for some Graphics sources.
David Blodegtt -- 5/4/2000, 9:54 pm
Re: Looking for some Graphics sources.
Tony -- 5/5/2000, 4:57 pm
Re: Looking for some Graphics sources.
Paul G. Jacobson -- 5/6/2000, 11:02 am
Re: iron on veneers
John Waddington -- 5/7/2000, 7:16 am
Re: iron on veneers
Paul G. Jacobson -- 5/8/2000, 1:11 pm
Concerns about the use of veneer banding
gary b. -- 5/9/2000, 11:27 pm
veneer band accent strips
Paul G. Jacobson -- 5/10/2000, 6:18 am
More on veneer band accent strips
Paul G. Jacobson -- 5/11/2000, 10:14 pm
Re: Looking for some Graphics sources.
Chuck -- 5/3/2000, 1:42 pm
Re: Looking for some Graphics sources.
Paul G. Jacobson -- 5/2/2000, 10:04 pm
Re: Looking for some Graphics sources.
Tony -- 5/3/2000, 6:46 pm
Re: Graphics/ Holographic Stickers
John B. -- 5/4/2000, 10:27 am
Try this link
Dale Frolander -- 5/2/2000, 12:30 pm
Re: Looking for some Graphics sources.
John B. -- 5/2/2000, 8:26 am
Re: Looking for some Graphics sources. *Pic*
Greg Hicks -- 5/2/2000, 11:58 am
Re: Substitue for rice paper. *Pic*
John Michne -- 5/1/2000, 2:46 pm
Look out, here comes another idea.
Dale Frolander -- 5/2/2000, 5:31 am
Re: Look out, here comes another idea.
John Michne -- 5/4/2000, 7:35 pm
Re: Substitue for rice paper.
Dale Frolander -- 5/1/2000, 3:35 pm
Re: Substitue for rice paper.
Rich Bechtold -- 5/1/2000, 12:48 pm
Re: Substitue for rice paper.
Nick Pinson -- 5/1/2000, 7:23 am