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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;James Conrad, post: 1688652, member: 5066&quot;]Walnut works and looking at last pic, it appears it&#039;s figured or curly walnut, even better!</p><p>With all the posting about finishing &amp; topcoats, we never mentioned the most important point about refinishing, the PREP WORK! which is really where all the &quot;real&quot; work is and why i avoid it. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie51" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>I&#039;d go easy on the sandpaper or better yet, not use it at all. One of the most dreaded words in antique furniture is &quot;skinned&quot;, where someone has taken a power sander to the piece and removed the oxidation/patina on the surface of the wood which is literally skin deep, hence the term skinned.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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