I'm fairly new to finishing American 18th century reproductions and am interested in 'best practices' for pore filling woods like walnut and mahogany to match the originals. Not only materials and methods, but also even the level of fill.
My current understanding is that it's best to strive for about 80% fill using shellac only (either levelled with sandpaper as body is built up or padded) as the fill method. I'm also under the impressions that geninue French polishing (with abrasives at the early stages to pore fill) was not used.
What does the SAPFM body of knowledge suggest?
My current understanding is that it's best to strive for about 80% fill using shellac only (either levelled with sandpaper as body is built up or padded) as the fill method. I'm also under the impressions that geninue French polishing (with abrasives at the early stages to pore fill) was not used.
What does the SAPFM body of knowledge suggest?