On 17 Mar 2005 07:27:01 -0800, "Mr Fixit eh"
wrote:

THERE MUST BE A BETTER WAY?

1. All woods are brown.

2. Some of them are yellow brown, some of them are reddish brown,
some of them are greenish brown, some of them are blackish brown.

3. Find the lightest brown in the wood that you want to match -
this is your base coat.

3A. Wash coat with shellac.

4. Find the next most prevalent shade and apply it with a
feathered brush, with the grain.

4A. Wash coat with shellac.

5. Find the next most prevalent shade and work it in with an
artist's brush.

5A. Wash coat with shellac.

6. Look for the singularities of the species that you are dealing
with. For instance, cherry often shows pitch slashes. Find the color
and apply it judiciously with a finely pointed camel's hair brush of
the appropriate size.

Guess what? - wash coat with shellac (we are talking about a 1 LB cut,
here, and above)

When all of the above fail, buy peel and stick veneer of the
appropriate species and have a nice day.





Thomas J. Watson - WoodDorker

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