Have had this piece on my bench for a while. It is spaulted Chinese tallow .  I just got another air brush from HF with finer control. It was perfect for this. Used Chestnut Stains in red, royal blue and yellow.  In this pic finish is nog quite done.

 

That is WONDERFUL! Great Job.

Beautiful work Gerald, what are you finishing with?

 

Steve

WOW.. now that is one fine creation...

Nice! I've been looking at their air brushes every time I go there. Maybe time to invest.

Beautiful Gerald.  Reminds me of the color some apples have as they are turning red.

Thanks for the comments. The finish is Deft Lacquer satin finish brush on , applied with airbrush. I have stopped using sanding sealer as Flexner says it is only to make sanding easier and if you have a well sanded finish there is no need and sanding sealer causes the finish to be softer .

 

By the way I read something on Wm Young Proboards about lacquer and it worked, except he uses shellac for sealer. When applying the finish if you get orange peal then you did not apply enough finish , if you get runs you applied too much. Had a spot that looked like orange peal so kept applying till smooth. Also using the airbrush gets a finer film and less likely to get runs.

Exceptional Gerald! Very creative and unique. You did sign and date it right? Thanks for sharing.

I would love to be able to color like this but have no way of doing it, except by hand staining.. I do sit and stare in amazement at those that can though..

That looks great. Never heard of that wood. How did you get something so unusual?

17 hours ago, Ron Altier said:

That looks great. Never heard of that wood. How did you get something so unusual?

Not that rare of a tree in the south. Also called "popcorn tree" . Is somewhat a junk tree. They have white blossums in the spring which lead to many many seeds . So they sprout in all the flower beds. Has a moderatly white wood in most cases, but with the right minerals in the soil will have deep browns in the wood. Spalts fairly easily and turns well when green.

 

Thanks for the comments