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Once you have all the details worked out to your satisfaction start sending. Start with 120-grit sandpaper and work up to 320-grif paper in order to prepare it for an oil finish.

There were two reasons for selecting on oil finish. First, it enhances the grain of the wood, and sccond. it makes a good base coat for dyes and/or paints when you don'I wanl deep colors. When coloring the piece, moss green water-soluble aniline dye was used Idi the vegetation, end a mixture of light- and dark-brown acrylic paints were used for the shadowing. Brush the paint or dye on ard wipe it off using a demp sponge until you are satisfied with the shade. The beauty of this lechrique is that it is easily correctable. If you want a lighter shade, just use a more dilul-ed mixture or wipe it off. For a darker shede, simply apply a darker solution. After coloring the piece end letting if dry, seal it with pclyuclhane.

Insert the cat into the recess and cut a backer bocrd to fit. We used Bainbridge suede black core for the backer board as an additional accent. Fasten everything in plcce with brads or framing points.

There are many ways to be creative with this project, and we may, in fact, even end up making a custom frame for if because it will confine the eye and odd more depth to I he project.

For questions concerning fh/s project, send an SASE to: Wes Demarest 66 Snover Road, Sussex, NJ 0/461; e-mail: wc5@woodworksaiidciafts.com

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