Post #364564 by tikinoob on Mon, Mar 3, 2008 7:00 AM

Heh, well I guess it's been like a year since I've been able to get on here. I have carved these two pieces which are tap handles for my bar.

Since the dremel burned into the one, I thought it would be cool to darken in the inner recesses to give them a lot more contrast and depth.

I tested with the simple one by torching it, but that's not exactly what I was looking for. It added some character, but doesn't really get into tight edges... I'm going to try and sand that off as much as possible and try again with a stain...

The logical method in my mind would be to paint/stain the whole carving and then quickly wipe it off the larger surfaces... My question to you experts is would you recommend a stain - or perhaps a polish of some sort that would be easier to manipulate & wipe off in places?

this is cypress, btw and I'll eventually finish with varnish...