Stripping

[Belsnickel]

(04-27-2020, 10:39 AM)McC Wrote: There are also colored stains on the market that allow you to have a painted type color but still have visible grain.  I've used this several times and it creates a really cool look.  It's my wife's favorite, as a matter of fact. 

That might be the way I go. I was thinking of painting it a green with some navy blue accents, but if I can get all the paint removed and find a colored stain, I'd be all over that.

Back when I smoked a pipe, this was my favorite one that I had:


The burl still looked fantastic and the green was very cool. But I'm a big fan of the color green in general.

(04-27-2020, 10:46 AM)fredtoast Wrote: If you get it in real good shape new handles for the drawers can make a big difference in the appearance.

But those wooden knobs look fine on a rustic piece. And you can just repaint them instaed of doing all the work stripping them.

It all depends on how I end up refinishing it. I will probably put the knobs back on, at least for now, but I plan on replacing them over time with different ones I find that I may like that have a fishing theme. I can find knobs shaped like fish, with flies on them, I'l even go with other wildlife. It's going to be an interesting cabinet, for sure.

I've also got a ton of fishing related stickers, and one thought I had if I ended up painting it was to use those to help in the decoration of it. But that is still undecided as of yet.