David Delo
04-12-2017, 8:23 PM
Had a shallow oak blank sitting on the rack for quite some time and finally got around to doing something with it. Decided to follow Russ Fairfield's video instructions on how to use shoe polish as a finish. Piece is 10 1/2" x 2 1/8" x 5/16" thick. If I had to do over again, the rim band is 1" wide and I think 3/4" or a touch less would be better and I'd slant the top towards the inside of the bowl. However, really pleased with with how the shoe polish finished the piece off. Just left it as is and didn't add a secondary gilt cream coloring. Have a couple other pieces on the rack that I might do something like that but generally speaking, the looks of that doesn't ring my bell. A buck and a half is about the cost of the shoe polish used.
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For anyone interested, video instructions are here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGjvoU9Bi3U
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For anyone interested, video instructions are here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGjvoU9Bi3U