Re: Sunburst practice/test - What happened here?
It’s amazing that so many different techniques work well as long as they acknowledge and deal with the end grain exposure and product to product compatibility. My input is that no matter what finish you use with or without dyes do not sand using your fingers as the abrasives backing. This is especially important on softer woods like top plates. Bowl sanding sets made for chucking up in a drill work well here using them like a round sanding pad by hand with finer abrasives. These also work well as intended in a drill press with heavier grits when initially shaping the plate. 3” is my most used size for final hand sanding.
Watercolor paintings are unique in that the paint flows. Masters learn techniques to float and inject color into the water bath knowing the causal likelihood of its travel and spread. The final effect is guided by the artist and his knowledge of how to manipulate the flowing paint on a flat even surface. To transfer that knowledge over to your shading gradient on Spruce you need deal with the endgrain capillary effect on your stain or paint flow. Some are doing it by filling them with water while others are covering them with sealer.
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