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1. 
   blindau | Aug 30, 2003 04:05pm | #1

   My favorite article on this subject is : Creating an Antique Painted Finish by Kirt Kirkpatrick in Fine WoodWorking  Oct 1996, No 120 pg64-67

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   Gretchen | Aug 30, 2003 05:21pm | #2

   I'm sure the article will be more complete but our daughter and son-in-law used to make furniture with this "look".  They painted, then sanded through the paint in the places (edges) where "normal" wear would take place. Then they glazed the whole piece with a stain.  On top of this you would probably like to add a wipe on varnish for durability although milk paint is about as bullet proof as you can get.
   The look you get with the above technique is the way authentically antique painted furniture looks.  By your having an old top it should turn out really well.

   Gretchen
3. 
   wop | Aug 31, 2003 12:00am | #3

       Worm holes? old Italian secret. Bird shot.

                                                                Philip

4. 
   rreeger | Aug 31, 2003 03:54am | #4

   Here is a link to another article that appeared in Fine Woodworking by Mike Dunbar.  I have done as he says in the article and have, in some cases, gone an extra step by applying a wax finish.  Personally, I like to add the wax.

   http://www.milkpaint.com/articles2.htm#Fine%20Woodworking

   Enjoy!

   RR