This is a piece of quarter sawn oak I harvested last fall. I turned the rough out down to about 5/16", sanded it to 600 grit and then, burned it all with a map gas torch. I wire brushed the charred surface and brushed it with black dye. The brushed surface textured and rippled. I sealed the surface with two coats of lacquer. I mixed paste wax with a fine gold powder and rubbed it into the surface. After letting the wax cure, I lightly rubbed the surface with #0000 steel wool. Finally I sprayed multiple coats of lacquer on the surface. Oddly the lacquer will melt into the surface and leave a residue of the wax which seems like the wax' solvent. It wipes off cleanly and doesn't harm the finish. I've done a number of bowls using wax under lacquer with no failures.
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