HF Redo

[Steve Schlumpf]

I had this piece (http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?162826-Black-on-Black) come back from a gallery and it looked terrible. While the finish still looked like glass, the color underneath had become blotchy on one side. Decided to risk stripping the finish because there was no way I was letting it out of the shop looking like it did.

John Keeton recommended using some type of citrus stripper to remove the polyurethane instead of sanding. Found a product called Citristrip (http://www.lowes.com/pd_35031-78-QCG73801T_0__?productId=50417794&Ntt=) at Lowes and it worked great on the poly but nothing I had touched the dye. I ended up doing a lot of light sanding just to rough up the grain because I wanted to try and add a little color to it.

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As always, your comments, opinions and critiques are welcome!

Thanks for looking!

[Paul Williams]

Great looking piece as always. You said you wanted to add a little color. Did you re-dye or did the sanding lighten up the color that was already there?

[Steve Schlumpf]

Thanks Paul! I used a blend of TransTint dyes to add a slight reddish tint to the piece. Looks great in person and really adds some warmth to the wood.

[Curtis Myers]

Awesome work!

[John Keeton]

Steve, the remaining black provided the perfect shading to the new color and the result is a really nice patina. Excellent outcome!

[Greg Ketell]

Another beautiful piece!

[carl mesaros]

Form, finial, finish, simply perfection!

[John K Jordan]

I like the color (and the way the form flows to the finial)
Do you have a "before" shot for comparison?

[Steve Schlumpf]

John, in the opening post, the word 'piece' is a link to the original thread which shows the piece the way it was before refinishing.

[robert baccus]

Very, very, nice work of art.

[Hilel Salomon]

On a good day, I'd love to be able to achieve what you do on a "bad day." It is outstanding!!!

[Allan Ferguson]

Very nice indeed!

[Brian Kent]

The original was a fine piece. The color really adds to it.