"tom koehler" wrote in
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On Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:57:10 -0600, wrote
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Hey Tom... if you are still out there...

oh, yeah... I'm here... lots of lurking


A question though on the boxes. When I enlarged the the pics, it
looked like there was a white substance in the pores of the walnut.
Was that lighting? Was there something in there from finishing or
polishing?

yeah, I see it too. I think it is wax. I do not yet use a powered buffing
wheel, and that is one of my next things to get. This wood is really
porous,
and not something I have been accustomed to working with. I generally work
with birch or pine or maple from the local forest.



a hint - when working with walnut - if you want a high shine, use lacquer,
build up layers, sanding inbetween (I wet sand with 320 paper and water)
until the pores are leveled out, then polish with the white automotive
polishing compound, then buff, then wax - you will get a mirror like shine
that will dazzle the sox off of a viewer at 100 yards