I’m a believer…

[blacklab]

Free download

https://www.fookes.com/easy-thumbnails

Doesn’t work on apple….

[grwold]

If you're on a MacOS machine, use the built-in Preview app.  Open your image in Preview, then go to the Tools menu and choose Adjust Size.

You'll find the boxes for Width and Height, plus at the bottom a measure of the file size.

   

Make sure "Scale proportionally" is checked.  Then you only need to change either the width or height, not both.  I tend to start dividing the dimensions in half (3024 -> 1512, for example).  Change one dimension & tab off, the other dimension will change to match.

You'll see, at the bottom, the "resulting size" also changes, showing "50 percent" (or whatever you've chosen) and a new file size in MB or KB.  Keep reducing the one dimension until your file's small enough for the system, then hit OK.

Just be aware that doing this changes the file you've opened and often cannot be undone once you've quit Preview, so do this on a copy of the original image instead of the original.

[Willyou]

My pictures get rejected due to size, Frank…..  Do you know how to make them an acceptable size?

Are you using Windows. If so, open Paint and then open your photo. There is a function there for re-sizing the photo. Save the re-size to a new name and you should be able to upload it here.

If you are using Apple or Linux, you can find similar applications probably installed with the OS. With Linux, just right click the photo in the files manager and you will see a function there for re-sizing.

[fredhargis]

Grwold has the right approach for a Mac...easy to do. As for varnish, alkyd varnishes have long been my favorite, but most of the ones I used have been discontinued. My favorite was always P&L 38. After that was McCloskey's Heirloom, which got rebranded as Cabot 8000...then also discontinued. The only one I'm aware of anymore is the old SW Fast Dry Oil Varnish whch they have now rebranded Under the Minwax name. I've only seen it in the SW stores, and my local store only has the satin sheen.

[blacklab]

Grwold has the right approach for a Mac...easy to do. As for varnish, alkyd varnishes have long been my favorite, but most of the ones I used have been discontinued. My favorite was always P&L 38. After that was McCloskey's Heirloom, which got rebranded as Cabot 8000...then also discontinued. The only one I'm aware of anymore is the old SW Fast Dry Oil Varnish whch they have now rebranded Under the Minwax name. I've only seen it in the SW stores, and my local store only has the satin sheen.

Yeah, Fred…. Sorry to see the demand for the old traditional varnishes drying up.  Don’t understand.  Getting two  coats on in a day is winning out I guess.  I’ve had my eye peeled for P&L 38 for years.  If I ever go south again, I plan to pack my luggage with a lifetime supply and try to get through security.

[Stwood_]

Doesn’t work on apple….

OP hasn't stated what OS he is using.

Brain fart

[blacklab]

What, no pictures!

[jteneyck]

Yeah, Fred…. Sorry to see the demand for the old traditional varnishes drying up.  Don’t understand.  Getting two  coats on in a day is winning out I guess.  I’ve had my eye peeled for P&L 38 for years.  If I ever go south again, I plan to pack my luggage with a lifetime supply and try to get through security.

It's not the demand that's drying up, it's VOC regulations.  Those regulations spread to more states every year, and continue to get more restrictive.  The good news is finish manufacturers have focused their research on waterborne products and there are some very good ones now.  If you can get Minwax's Oil Modified Poly (waterbased) you might want to give that a try.  It dries almost as fast as a true waterborne and has the look of a light OB varnish.  You can apply it most any way you'd like.  I can report that on a large tabletop done with a foam brush you could not find one brush mark.  Pretty amazing.  

John

[blacklab]

It's not the demand that's drying up, it's VOC regulations.  Those regulations spread to more states every year, and continue to get more restrictive.  The good news is finish manufacturers have focused their research on waterborne products and there are some very good ones now.  If you can get Minwax's Oil Modified Poly (waterbased) you might want to give that a try.  It dries almost as fast as a true waterborne and has the look of a light OB varnish.  You can apply it most any way you'd like.  I can report that on a large tabletop done with a foam brush you could not find one brush mark.  Pretty amazing.  

John

Thanx for that tip, John… I can get that here.  Glowing reviews.  Haven’t kept up, I guess.  Tried water based finish when it first came out, on a wooden cruiser, a disaster.  Back to oil and swore off water based.  Be sorry to see all my good brushes moldering in the cabinet.  They’ll probably want to do a Toy Story spin-off.

Do you know if cherry continues to darken with age under this finish, John?  Does it adhere to oil finishes….or shellac? If you could get only one gallon, would you get gloss or satin?  Or would you bite the bullet and get a quart of each?  Thanx again for the tip, John.

[Bill Wilson]

I'll chime in with my limited, amateur experience.  I've used the Minwax Oil Modified finish a few times with good results.  I typically apply it over BLO with a seal coat of shellac in between.  The BLO really darkens cherry, probably far more than the shellac or Minwax alone would.  The shellac seal coat may have been overkill, but I didn't want to take any chances with using the waterborne Minwax over the BLO.   And yes, in my experience, the cherry continues to darken over time.