Materials:
Walnut Hollow serving tray #3580
220-grit sandpaper
tack cloth
craft knife
blue painters tape
plastic plate
bristle brush
sea sponge cut into small pieces
rubber gloves
clear acrylic spray sealer
1/2" thick glass cut to fit the inside of the tray
MinWax Wood Finish Stains: Golden Oak and Dark Walnut
MinWax Wood Finish Stain Markers: Golden Oak, Provincial, Red Mahogany, Early American, Cherry, Dark Walnut
Steps:
- Sand the wood to make it smooth and clean. Use a tack cloth to remove any dust.
- Use painter's tape to cover areas to be treated with faux marquetry.
- Using a bristle brush, coat the remaining surface with Golden Oak stain, and let it dry.
- Pour a small amount of Dark Walnut stain into a plastic plate. Wearing gloves, dampen the sea sponge and dip it into the stain. Dab off any excess onto scrap paper. To ensure a good pattern, the sea sponge must be nearly dry.
- Start sponging the surface in such hard-to-reach areas as corners, and work toward the center of the piece. Try to get an even pattern of sponging, and in tight corners, use a small bristle brush.
- After the piece dries completely, remove the tape.
- Mark off the marquetry segments on the project. (Try 1" intervals.) Score each segment with a knife.
- Use the stain markers to apply one stain color at a time, allowing each color to dry before starting another. To prevent the stain from bleeding into next segment, don't apply the stain all the way to the scored edge.
- When all the stain is dry, apply two coats of acrylic sealer spray. When that has dried, place the piece of glass inside the tray.
Resources serving tray - Walnut Hollow
Walnut Hollow
We apologize the company no longer carries this item.wood finish stain markers--Minwax
The Thompson Minwax Company
Website:
www.minwax.com
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