I mixed up a pot of Viscount Howe brown stain and brushed the chair all over with it… twice, for good measure.
When dry, I gave the chair a good polishing and then waxed it.
Fig. 1. Arm post, arm and spindles.
Fig. 2. Undercarriage and rockers.
Fig. 3. Ready to rock.
Jack Plane
Viscount Howe brown is that like Van dyke brown
Not unless Van Dyke was an accomplished British General in the American Revolutionary War.
JP
So there is no surface finish, just wax, burnished, over the stain? Was the stain water or oil based? and did you use any glaze? You had said in he earlier post that you would “age it”
The chair turned out Very nice (of course). Just the right amount of polish/gloss.
No, the chair was polished first and then waxed. The stain and glaze were water based and the polish spirit based.
JP
Nice work Jack……don’t hang onto it too long, it might just grow on you.
I have redoubled the power of my force field!
JP
Hi Jack, love the finishing job on the chair. I”d would like to know where you get the stain color I have never heard of it.
Viscount Howe brown stain is fictitious; the stain was made from blue, red and yellow base stains. Hint: Google ‘Viscount Howe’.
JP
What kind of tree is that? It looks awfully small for such large fruit, if it is a fruit.
It’s a lemon tree!
JP
Occasionally I really hate you. I’m not even sure how to go about becoming that talented at finishing, short of ruining a bunch of pieces in the process. I demand a detailed class at once. Preferably in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, as Australia is a bit outside my normal commute.
Perhaps you have a considerable pile in some remote area of outstanding beauty in Nova Scotia? I could come and squat in an unused wing for the spring months and maybe conscript a manservant or two – and a maid – for the duration.
In return for such considerations, I might be disposed to impart some learning for a few hours each day.
JP