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   SteveSchoene | Oct 30, 2009 04:13am | #1

   There are several schedules that accomplish traditional craftsman style finishes.  One good one is that posted by Jeff Jewitt in an article on his web site http://www.homesteadfinishingproducts.com   I can't say I have thought of the craftsman finish as orange, but you have plenty of choices along the way with the finishing process. 

   Remember, this is a place where it is important to test the entire finishing schedule, from preparation to top coats, on scrap, BEFORE doing the first step on the actual project itself. 

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   peter28 | Oct 30, 2009 04:57am | #2

   There will be an article out in issue #210 on doing just that. It may be a bit different from Jeff's formulation but there are always options.

   Peter

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   Gretchen | Oct 30, 2009 04:07pm | #3

   I'd have to agree with Steve about the finish being "orange". The only time I see that color is on NEW (and particularly barrister style) bookcases (I realize yours isn't). Drives me crazy.  You, of course, can have what you want, but a darker oak would be much more traditional and to my eye, nicer.

   Gretchen
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   oldusty | Oct 30, 2009 04:53pm | #4

     I would say the Orange hue you have seen on older pieces quite possibly may be obtained from Amber Shellac . Much of the furniture from the Golden Oak era was coated with Amber or Orange shellac.

        try a sample ,to match the  finish on some old CVG Doug Fir I used a Reddish stain , then coated over with Amber Shellac then clear coated with lacquer.

         luck to you         dusty

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   jackplane | Oct 30, 2009 07:58pm | #5

   Or, Minwax Colonial Maple, followed with poly or lacquer. Use test piece first.

   Expert since 10 am.

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   Bioman | Oct 31, 2009 12:22am | #6

   Thanks to everyone for the suggestions and observations.

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   RW | Oct 31, 2009 05:40am | #7

   I've seen a number of Stickleys that definately had a little orange-ish to them. There are, obviously, color options.

   What I do, get the base colors with dye. It helps bring out the fleck. Seal it with shellac. You can also at that point tweak the color if you want via which shellac you pick. I put gilsonite on it, let it just haze, rub cross grain to pack the pores and it removes most of the rest. This will add some brown hue when its all done. Seal that with shellac, opportunity #2 to tweak. I usually have the base color fairly light, an amber or gold. Darker colors, reds especially to me look very very wrong. A slight orange could be ok if not too strong, but I'd rather get that via the shellac.

   If you want more protection, do what you will on top of that, so long as you were using dewaxed. Its about all I buy anymore.Real trucks dont have sparkplugs