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A request for help from the stock finishing gurus. The photo is of a stock I'm finishing. I've put many thin coats of Tru-oil on this stock and I'm using Brownells stock rubbing compound to complete the job. I'm trying to accomplish what I read is the "finish in the wood" look. If my picture posting works, you can see a hazy patch in the middle. Have I rubbed too much or is that what I'm looking for? Do I get the whole finish looking like that, then polish/rub with 3F rubbing compound?
Or am I just looking to lightly dim the gloss off the Tru-Oil with the coarser rubbing compound, then polish/rub with the 3F?
Got the wood from Fajen when they went out of business in '94. Not bad for 75 bucks!
Greatly appreciate any input! Thanks.
