i'm finally finished. and i'm sick of finish. in my opinion i ruined a perfectly good project with the finish build. since its a reproduction arts and crafts piece i opted to use a traditional arts and crafts finish... layer 1: "special walnut" stain, layer 2: medium walnut danish oil- should have stopped at this point. but no, layer 3: amber shellac. layer 4: paste wax. result: the natural beauty of this exceptionally figured wood was suffocated in too many layers of finish. it still looks very nice and the grain still has pop but not as much as i know it could. all in all i'm pleased with the way this turned out. after cutting into the plank and seeing how warped the wood was i didn't think it would be useable at all. this will always be a special project to me because its really my first piece of "furniture."
4 comments:
Wow, you have been busy! It really looks great Kaleb. Nice work!
Kaleb,I think you have some Bradley in you. The piece looks great - beautiful, even, but you still aren't totally happy with it. Sounds a lot like your Uncle Lynn and your Grandpa Bradley both!
well done
looks good
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