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Posted: 5/11/2011 4:06:18 PM EDT
Reworking the wood on my Poly spiker. I hated the blonde, I know I know.... I devalued it by touching it. 
That aside, I like the color much better. I made the stain from food coloring and denatured alcohol. Several coats of tung oil and lots of buffing. I still haven't finished it, but I was getting antsy and wanted to see it put back together. 
It looks different in different light... low light it looks black, and direct sun it appears orange/brown. I really love the way it came out. The nice thing about the food coloring is, it doesn't mud up the grain. As you can see from the close up, the grain still pops out like it should. here she is before: 
and the first stain(I stripped it and restained it) 
and currently 
thoughts
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