Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
carved moulding
john lucas
I'm slowly getting the moulding carved for the missing pieces on this old clock. Still working on the color and finish matching but getting close. I had a friend come over for sharpening lessons yesterday so I took some time off from the clock and started a bowl to show him certain cuts. I finished it last night. I'll put some more finish on and try to get a photo later. 
Re: carved moulding
George Balock
John, I assume that the "new" piece of molding is the one your thumb is on? Either way I'd be hard pressed to see the difference. Great job.
If that is the replacement molding under .....
JamieDonaldson
.....your thumb then you are a magician! The finish looks like a perfect match to the original, and I find that matching an old finished surface is the hardest part of such a job!
Re: If that is the replacement molding under .....
john lucas
Yea I'm pretty proud of that. I mixed trans tint dyes to get really close to the overall color and then applied ebony stain really thick to darken all the crevices. Now if I can just figure out the best way to build up that dark color in those same crevices like years of wax and dirt in the original I will have a match. Gonna work on that today along with trying to repair and replace a couple of finials.
Dark paste grain filler?
John K Jordan
I've rubbed dark walnut-colored paste grain filler into crevasses to good effect, rubbing off the excess on the higher areas with a soft cloth. The stuff is a thick paste and has plenty of drying time. I've been using the same can for 30 years! I could bring you some to try but I probably won't get over your way until the end of the month.
I work it into the recesses with a stiff brush made by cutting away about 3/4s off the end of one of those little disposable glue brushes.
JKJ
Re: Dark paste grain filler?
John C Lucas
Thanks John. That's why I like to brainstorm with this group. I have some whit moulding paste. I'll just tint that and use it. Perfect. Been working on the turnings this morning.
Having a selection of brown and.....
JamieDonaldson
.....black shoe polish paste waxes is a method I've sometimes found to help.
Any outer finish on restored parts?.....
Re: Any outer finish on restored parts?.....
john lucas
Well the new parts I'm making obviously don't have any finish. Some of the old parts that need to be repaired have some finish and it's going to be really hard to match that. I've had good luck in the past making finish look mildly deteriorated by using the heat gun to sort of bubble the finish or make it look like it's starting to get the crusty look. It would be much easier to simply strip the old finish off and put new finish on but that's not an option. This is a restoration not a rebuild.