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   tkillian | Nov 10, 2013 07:46pm | #1

   Wow, unbelievable! Very nice! Can you share your exact recipe for the dye and finish? I love it! Very hardcore!

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   bladeruiner | Nov 10, 2013 10:19pm | #2

   Finishing....
   I sanded to 200
   I used a spray bottle to spray distilled water to raise the grain, and when dried I lightly sanded w/ 220 again.
   For the color I used equal parts General Finishes Empire Red and Medium Brown water based dye.
   The 3-2-1 finish is: 3 parts Mineral Spirits, 2 parts oil based poly, 1 part boiled linseed oil
   It is wiped on with T-shirt material . I find that wadding up a few pieces about the size of my hand and wrapping with another cotton t-shirt (like a Hershey kiss) works best for me.
   The wadding will absorb a lot of the finish from the container, which is like "charging" the rubber for french polishing.

   I applied 2 coats and on the 3rd coat I applied the 3-21-1 finish and wet sanded the finish w/ 400 grit, and the slurry will fill the pores

   The last 2 coats I did not add any boiled linseed oil to the mix.

   There is a FWW video on the 3-2-1 finish here... https://www.finewoodworking.com/how-to/video/easy-three-part-furniture-finish.aspx

3. 
   MarkFoster | Nov 17, 2013 12:51pm | #3

   great finish and instruction. thanks.

4. 
   Brentrpage | Nov 18, 2013 01:10pm | #4

   Well Done! Beautiful

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   jdgoodwin | Jan 11, 2014 08:49pm | #5

   That is beautiful work. The full Secretary is one of the pieces that I am working up to.

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   JohnDeryck | Jan 23, 2014 09:48pm | #6

   Jan 23, 2014 Very detailed work. I took a look at the pictures on the web any was just intrigued at the process. Great pictures also, as now that it is done you have a history of the whole process.