John --- Great looking piece and finish. One tip I ran across somewhere on the web, for wiping, use a ball of cotton cloth wrapped with a ladies nylon stocking, supposed to help control the flow of the finish onto the object. I don't have any nylons lying about, so haven't tried this. I used this finish on a pepper mill, and a little inkwell cover, and am pleased with it, but it is difficult to get a smooth application. I use a hair dryer to speed the drying between coats, as I work in a cool basement. Next time I'll try a base coat of shellac. I didn't find that WTF pops the grain in figured maple very well by itself.
Dan
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