Wow James,Roaring20s wrote: ↑Fri Apr 30, 2021 11:49 pm Well, it's been many months since I provided an update on this project. It is coming along well, even after having had my frustrations over it.
I needed to strip several times to get the blotches out of the wood. I also gave it a an good sanding. I needed to fill a few dings and minimize a scrape on one side panel ...
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I've settled on it being a pine, as seen in this reclaimed lumber page.
https://oldfloridalumber.com/our-wood-1
I looked at many youtube channels and settled on this product to inhibit blotching.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfCYMdrP8rM
https://charlesneilwoodworking.3dcartst ... redirect=1
I used a medium brown water based dye stain from General Finishes, as recommended above. I do not have a sprayer, so I wiped it on. It's very dry in Tucson and it dried faster than I could work. This was my frustration. I was able to use an airbrush to get the color even.
Now the carved panels needed planning. That's were I will leave this update. I'm not ready for the unveiling yet. Here's a tease of the stained wood with the unstained carving. You'll see my vision for it taped to the wall. The stain will be applied with the airbrush and some fine brush work.
Panel plan.JPG
James.
PS: I finished both panels and they look very close to my plan.
Yeah, what you chose for stain looks super. I was looking at these photos of the wood - Pine or Fir for a Chinoiserie-styled record stand. My guess it was meant to imitate black lacquered furniture of that period. Your enthusiasm and perseverance has paid off though. I wondered how you were going to fix those warps and cracks, and the blochy wood from the stripping and other stains. As I read along I could see you weren't too bothered and stuck with it to this point. I thought I had the patience of Job, but I think you win on that one
I will look forward to seeing the final pics.
Cheers, JJ