Greetings all, well spent the time since my last post trying various options with my project and have come to the conclusion i should have stayed with what my heart told me and opted for the natural wood finish, i did try various options of wood dyes but in the end i have opted the all black look, pretty boring i know but the ebony dye covers the imperfections in the timber, it will be a translucent finish so the wood grain will still show through.
the two photo have been taken after a base coat of Rustins Dark Oak this highlighted all problem areas so i spent most of yesterday evening rubbing them out before adding coat of Rustins Ebony wood dye, on the photo of the rear of the body are the small knots that don't take dye, there was two of these on the front but i have disguised them, so i will do the same with the back. I will rub down with P1200 and then apply a top coat of final colour before looking to seal it, not sure if i will lacquer or try tru-oil finish.
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