Thank You Steve
The wood is very old and it already has such beautiful color that I didn't
want to do much to it.
It has some existing marks and destressing that I am not taking out. I think
that they will add personality in the end.

I brushed some thinned out Ebony Minwax stain into the crevices and
background then used a rag to blend it in.
All I wanted to do was create a depth not to change the color of the wood.
The oils from the stain have just deepened it a little.
I MIGHT add a finishing wax to the upper surfaces when I am all done just to
keep the dirt and hand oils off or possibly a wee bit of tung oil. I really
like the lok of it as it is though.

The background is from a small dental instrument that I have. It's used for
packing fillings and is kind of a star texture.
On my original box there is a texture in the background so I went looking
through my things to find something that might look good and found it. It
looks like a background of little stars. I think it really dressed it up.

Thank you for your kind words

Kate


"C & S" wrote in message
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Wow.

I had to go back to the other photos to put the process in context. Both the
design and execution are top notch.

How did you finish it? And how did you ge the stippling effect in the
background?

Regards,

Steve





"Kate" wrote in message
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Gosh it felt so good to have everyone saying such nice things I thought I
would post an update. I nearly have the top finished. Just a little more
to
go on the outer border and then I am on to the sides and ends.

I'm quite pleased with the results so far.


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