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Offline lewy

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before and after
« on: July 16, 2009, 06:46:45 AM »
Re-finished a muley shed last night. Here are some before, during and after pictures. I like to start with a couple light coats of a lighter stain(oak), then a few with a darker stain, and finally go back and rub and ruff some off to add realism. I get a little better each time I do one-about a dozen more and i might have it figured out :chuckle:
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Re: before and after
« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2009, 08:42:51 AM »
nice job lewy :tup:

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Re: before and after
« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2009, 08:47:13 AM »
that is an awesome job, congrats to you
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Re: before and after
« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2009, 11:10:09 AM »
I like it!  :tup:

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Re: before and after
« Reply #4 on: July 16, 2009, 11:21:39 AM »
looks great  ;) Nice Job

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Re: before and after
« Reply #5 on: July 16, 2009, 11:58:23 AM »
Nice job.  I got a couple I need to do that to.
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Re: before and after
« Reply #6 on: July 16, 2009, 02:50:27 PM »
Looks good!
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Re: before and after
« Reply #7 on: July 16, 2009, 03:36:03 PM »
NICE!  thnaks for the tip, got a lot of bleached out antlers i would not use till now... :tup:

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Re: before and after
« Reply #8 on: July 17, 2009, 08:47:40 PM »
What do you do to fill the cracks? How about pics of the product and colors you used.
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Re: before and after
« Reply #9 on: July 17, 2009, 08:51:27 PM »
Do a search, Bone and many others have posted some great tips on antler restore

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Re: before and after
« Reply #10 on: July 17, 2009, 10:01:47 PM »
One of the best stain jobs I have seen, great job.

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Re: before and after
« Reply #11 on: July 20, 2009, 06:36:02 AM »
I tried a couple wood fillers that were supposed to take stain, but they never looked right. Still experimenting with that. I did rub some boot grease on when I was done.....Don't expect your first ones to look good-it takes some practice-I ended up with lots of yard art :chuckle:
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Re: before and after
« Reply #12 on: July 20, 2009, 04:08:05 PM »
What do you use to rub them down with afterwards to lighten spots up? 

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Re: before and after
« Reply #13 on: July 20, 2009, 04:34:33 PM »
scotch bright and light sand paper......
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