Post #366653 by tikinoob on Thu, Mar 13, 2008 8:38 AM

I stained these carvings with some "dark walnut."

Things went well with the simpler carve cuz I was able to use a small brush to apply the stain and then use a towel to rub/blend it. The intricacies of the second piece made it much harder to keep the stain just where i wanted it, so I basically ended up staining the whole thing and then sanding it all off where I wanted it to stay light. Exactly what I thought would happen with the stain, and why I was looking for some type of polish, but I got impatient and wanted to get these done for a party in a few weeks. The result of sanding off the stain is that it kind of "dumbed down" the outer portions of the carve, so there's essentially less depth to it all...

Oh well I'm learning what not to do.

I definitely like the additional warmth/tone that burning the first one created...

The second coat of varnish is drying now and I'll take photos when they're "done"

[ Edited by: tikinoob 2008-03-13 08:41 ]