Mark’s posterous

New fuel pump and carb kit

i'm going to replace the tank and lines with new hard line. Bigger, faster, prettier. What can I say. The entire fuel system will be upgraded.

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desk awaiting hardware

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cordovan red aniline dye mix applied

you can see what it will look like now. This is the dye in the wet stage, and is what it should look like after the lacquer is on.  I have to agree with the posts Iv'e read that say once you use aniline dyes you won't want to go back to stains. The dyes leave so much of the grain in tact and ready to pop out.

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yellow dye on desk top

takes getting used to when you see it in this siage and have to trust it will eventually be firery redish orange brown

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yellow aniline dye applied

I bleached the mahogany to lighten it. First I'll apply the yellow aniline, then a red transtint-shellac mixture. If all goes well it wont be to dark in the end.

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clamping the antique inlay with new mahogany

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lots of bisquits for the inlay

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preping the base for the new desk top

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2 hours later get this

I broke down and bought a detail mouse sander. Best 30.00 my fingers ever thanked me for

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do this second

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