Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Need advice on wood finishing

I did this with some hand made pistol grips and it came out ok, though you might
want to try it on some scrap, just to see how it looks. I took some black
powder residue, and rubbed it down into the pores of the oak. Then I took some
walnut meat, and rubbed it all over the wood. It gives a light tannish color to
the wood. It looks good and evenn sorta unique, but like I said, try it on some
scrap first.

Bill

On Tue Jan 15 19:24:50 2002, David Goodfellow, <davegood@...> wrote:

>Hi!
>
>I'm making a cribbage board as a wedding present to my daughter. (No,
>that's not my only present to her.) I want it to be perfect, and so far, so
>good. It's 3.5 x 12 x 3/4" oak. The peg holes are drilled and a pocket for
>peg storage is milled. Both of these operations went as planned (Thanks,
>Vector!) Still to be done is the brass lid for the storage pocket, to be
>engraved with her (new) last name and the date of her upcoming marriage.
>These I can handle.
>
>But I have no experience at all in wood finishing. The board is of oak, and
>I plan to put a dark stain on it to contrast with the brass storage pocket
>lid. And here (finally) are my questions:
>
>1. What stain would you recommend?
>2. What about sanding? Before or after staining, or both?
>3. What about final finish? I was thinking of a clear poly-whatchmacallit
>for a hard, glossy finish.
>4. Anyone have a procedure for this? I haven't much time -- only to the
>end of the month -- so I need to get it right the first time.
>
>Would sure appreciate a response from someone knowledgeable with
>woodworking. I'll be putting this message on a couple of other lists as
>well.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Dave Goodfellow
>Northridge, CA
>"No problem too small to baffle this expert"

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