[Winky Dink]

I removed the lacquer from the top veneer, sanded it, and wetted the surface to see what it would look like after refinishing.


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The black stain goes all the way through the veneer--can't sand it off.  I've only replaced one veneer before, but  the result was excellent and I have plenty of mahogany veneer left to do the Majestic.

My Airline Model 62-141

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 It's a lot of work, but I think it's worthwhile.

Staining the newly-carved scrollwork was problematic because the poplar absorbed very little stain.  After trying several other methods, I finally mixed three different stains with small amounts of polyurethane--something like toner--and painted the new wood to match the old.  Then I top-coated it with clear polyurethane.  I tried to use lacquer, but it I couldn't get it to work.

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Looks good even though I cheated by using polyurethane.  Everything I know about woodcarving is in this tutorial:

https://flic.kr/p/KeUXsn