With the bat done and fitted, it was time to "make" Lucille. . .
First step: staining. Again, research--and your eyes!--will be the ultimate arbiters of what you achieve. I decided to stain and seal using W&N Liquin as the carrier sealant and a proprietary mix of Orange Ochre, Transparent Orange Oxide, and Transparent Earth Red. I did some pre- liminary shading along the knob with Van Dyke Brown, but the bulk of the shading--the real staining--will be done once the Liquitex glaze is good and hard.
Given the porosity of birch, I will probably repeat this first step, using a lighter tint of the glaze to increase the sheen of the wood. [note 12.04.17: it took three applications of Liquin-based stain to achieve the tonal depth and sheen I wanted.]
So far. . . so great. . . !
“When the cost of a hobby exceeds the fun and doesn't attract new people, the game is over.” -
Oscar Koveleski, August 2003
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