been making this for a while...........

[alscalls]

Been making a headboard for my daughter ...........13" W curly Cherry
Photo wont do it justice.....
Before finish........


After........


I can not get the photo to show what I see..... the grain looks like its moving when you walk by...

[coyote101]

Looks great Al.   

Pat

[nick]

very nice Al

[LORDDAL]

WOW I sure wish you lived closer Al I would have you help me make one for Logan that Looks AWSOME  

[Bills Custom Calls]

Sweet!!  Looks like ya got a Purdy piece of board there

[HaMeR]

Lookin good Al!! 

[alscalls]

Thanks fellas......I am hoping that time and a couple more coats of finish will change the color some more.

[Silencer]

nice job Al, thats one heck of a headboard 

[HaMeR]

It's cherry Al!! It'll darken. 

[Jimmie in Ky]

How much it will darken depends somewhat on t finish. I would suggest several coats of tung oil. If you use the wipe on poly it will take on a slightly yellow tone. Doing it with BLO will take forever , but you can really make the grain pop if you wet sand the first coat.

I like a lot. I have an order for a stool . I have a couple of pieces of 1/4 sawn red oak  or some crotch pieces I may try. She wants it made like the bottom of a windsor chair. She wants pretty wood. The only other option would be to cut a large piece of maple and spalt it. Jimmie

[wvhillbillyhowler]

LOOKS GOOD YOU AAAASSS   HOLE  :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:

[Hidehunter]

  Looks REAL GOOD   

[FinsnFur]

You'll have to keep us updated Al, I'm curious to see the final product.

[vvarmitr]

If you're wanting it darker as in aged cherry just put it in direct sun light. Cherry darkens quick in the sun.
If you want to know how well it's doing take a cut-off from that board &  put it in the sun light at the same time as the head board. Cover a portion of the cut-off w/ something that won't let light through, like another block of wood. After an hour look under the block & see the difference. It'll darken quickly at first. One thing to watch for is don't let anything get on the head board like say a leaf. It'll leave a shadow in the wood. Guess you could call it tanning.

[FinsnFur]

yeah yeah, tanning!

You got this thing done yet Al? what gives?

[alscalls]

Been in the mountains........Fishing and hunting......What you been doing......

[FinsnFur]

Making more room for all those pics your NOT posting, why?

[alscalls]

 :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: