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   CHARLIE_SEDDON | Jan 16, 2000 05:22am | #1

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   After about ten years of using danish oil on cherry, my client would like me to [a] topcoat the oiled cherry with a lower-mainetenance finish, poly, lacquer, etc., and[b] match the color of the old work on a new piece I'm doing. Any ideas?

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   Will_Marshall | Jan 19, 2000 11:21am | #2

   *I have an article which covers the technique of using household lye mixed in various concentrations with warm water to age cherry in varying degrees. (one to six tablespoons per quart in a plastic container) I've tried it on other woods with interesting results but it's supposed to work the best on cherry. The solution is applied with a nylon brush trying to cover the surface as quickly and evenly as possible using "overlapping full-wet treatment" to avoid lap marks (although the author says that drips and runs don't seem to matter too much). Be careful; lye is nasty stuff. Good luck.