Ever have one of those days where you just can't make up your mind? In my case, there's little enough to make up you'd think it'd be easy...
So, the wife's got me building her a coffee table: Ambrosia Maple top with Walnut skirting and legs.
I'm driving myself nuts trying to decide on as much contrast between the top and the walnut base as possible, vs. finishing the top just a bit darker to bring out that _snappin_ figure and accent the "ambrosia" streaks.
I _will_ of course slice up some samples and try different things, but if you've got input, lemme have it.
Especially if you've got experience with different shellacs on Ambrosia Maple, I'd really be interested in a link to a photo.
There's an absolutely _killer_ photo of one of Frank Klaus' tiger maple lowboys in one of Yeung Chan's books, but he doens't mention the finish used. Sure looks like some variety of orange shellac, and if so, that's snappin'.
But, there's that "I'm torn between" thing again. Sure would like to keep the top a as contrasty with the base as possible.
And I want my cake. And I wanna eat it. Hell, I'd even like left-overs, too. KnowhatImean?
(Paddy, you reading this? Laughing yer bigass ass off yet?)
Michael Sucks when all your options are good and you only get one... ;>