For those interested in French Polishing, there are a few good videos on U Tube and also a great write up on Wikipedia.
Here is what I use along with the cotton ball/s and cotton fabric for the pad. Some use cheesecloth, I have but doesn't hold up long and then you get strings of cloth in your finish.
This picture is about as large a project that I can handle comfortably. it is about 21" in diameter and is a replica of a Shaker snake foot candle stand.
Damascus was posting his as I was writing mine. As he said there were many types of stains, and ingredients for that "perfect" finish. Thanks for posting it, and please post a picture of your finish.
