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Originally Posted by Zeke
That a beauty, Greg. I can say although I work with wood often, I don't actually build anything. So my hat's off to you for a really nice piece. I do finishing though. Not refinishing per se, but conservation in a sense. In reality, I do a lot of just saving what is there w/o wholesale stripping.
The reason I post is because in the last couple or 3 years I've been inundated with MCM furniture, walnut or teak, and sometimes I get rosewood on other pieces. My last restoration was an inlayed rosewood lid from at least 100 years ago.
So I use oils as you are. My suggestion is, if you don't mind, is too use some rottenstone on a couple of intermediate coats. Try that on a scrap and let me know. I've had tremendous success using RS and pumice when the finish is a little more coarse.
Most of the time I get a glass smooth finish that isn't high gloss. Wax does come into play, but that's another paragraph. One thing I do know is that it takes more time than patience. I can easily spend some time each day for 10 days on a finish. (In good weather.)
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Wow, rottenstone and plumice? That's old timers talking. I had an old timer back in the mid 80s show me a few trick. I was making furniture back then trying to make a few bucks going to college. He was often hired to finish my pieces.
The same time, I learn about the art of French polish.