You are a wellspring of creativity and skill!

@RuthTappinGilder

3 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

Very clever. Mary

It's all in the prep, no shortcuts on the number of coats of bole... makes for a nice shine... looks good too .

Cute snowman BTW I would like to see a video where you apply patina to the gilded object.

Love it!

Adorable.

Very cute!

Cool!

Fantastic

Next Christmas....my tree...you won't believe it. Er..yes you will,I learned it all from you. Was that a Japanese coping saw by the way? Cutting on the back stroke?

@RuthTappinGilder

Жыл бұрын

That saw is like hot knife through butter. So good.

Why start with yellow if you want grey for a final color? Thanks.

@RuthTappinGilder

Жыл бұрын

I always have much more yellow bole made than any other colour. You need at least 6 coats of bole to get a good burnish. So I use yellow for the first few coats.

@JackbenchWoodworking

Жыл бұрын

@@RuthTappinGilder Good reason, thanks!

They look great. I am in the process of trying to water gild genuine silver leaf onto glass - I tried the same measurements of distilled water & gelatin that I use for genuine gold leaf, but it yielded terrible results, it fell apart when burnishing. What 'size' would you recommend? Thank you Ruth

@RuthTappinGilder

11 ай бұрын

I've only glass gilded once on this video kzread.info/dash/bejne/pIdrqrqTYs7TkbA.html But it does sound like you don't have enough gelatin in the water.

Ruth, with water gilding, do the boles contain glue/adhesive, and the water activates it? I saw your video using the Kolner Instacoll system and I'm trying to understand this process. Thank you.

@RuthTappinGilder

Жыл бұрын

There are a couple of water gilding videos. There is a bit of rabbit skin glue in the gilding water and a lot in the bole between them both the gold sticks.

@diamondgirl999

Жыл бұрын

@@RuthTappinGilder I see. It's so quick compared to waiting for the oil to set up. I have to try this.

Hi! Thank you for sharing your perfect skills and know-how with everyone! I decided to start water gilding right after I watched your videos! I have some questions, is it the same bond(RSG + water + ethanol) ratio with other videos and how long do u usually wait before burnishing? I'll do some experiments when my products are delivered. I'll try with imitation leaf and hope it works. Thank you for your kindness again :)

@RuthTappinGilder

Ай бұрын

Yes its the same ratio. I burnish around 4-24 hours it depends on temperature, summer, winter etc

@junghyunkim8884

Ай бұрын

@@RuthTappinGilder Thank you so much! I need to practice and experience, I'll find my one for my studio. I'm quite confused about making gilding water, I understand that I should make "rabbit skin glue" first which should be mixed with water and put in the fridge and mix with others. Or is it okay to mix with a pinch of solid powder of rabbit skin glue and 4 parts water, 1 alcohol, and quite boiling to make it liquid? Thank you again!

@RuthTappinGilder

Ай бұрын

@@junghyunkim8884 you need such a small amount of rabbit skin glue its best to use the made up jelly. Some gilders don't even bother putting any glue in the water.

@junghyunkim8884

Ай бұрын

@@RuthTappinGilder Thank you so much!

Hi..... do you have to seal silver gilt to stop the silver tarnishing? xxx

@RuthTappinGilder

Жыл бұрын

Yes it will go black over time if not. Clear shellac is traditionally used.

Amazing!! Why use the yellow bole under the grey? would it not work just as well going with only the grey? Thank you so much for another wonderful video, have a great day

@RuthTappinGilder

Жыл бұрын

Just building up the layers, I always have much more yellow made up than every other colour.

@paulmaryon9088

Жыл бұрын

@@RuthTappinGilder Ah, I see thanks

Hi again. 😬 I’ve been letting each coat of gesso dry for a very long time and sanding in between coats each time. Is this unnecessary?

@RuthTappinGilder

5 ай бұрын

I know some gilders do that. It seems unnecessary to me to sand between every coat.

@erinwatkinson6473

5 ай бұрын

@@RuthTappinGilder under average humidity and temperature conditions, how long do you wait between coats? One of my book says an hour… I’m hoping that’s not necessary.

@RuthTappinGilder

5 ай бұрын

@@erinwatkinson6473 that's what it was like for me yesterday as the workshop was so cold. It's ready to recoat when its turned white. It doesn't need to be bone dry like for sanding.