How To Mash the wood on a fret pattern for a bombe secretary
Home & Garden • Furniture & Woodworking
Tommy has the front work done and now needs to "dimple" or "mash the wood," a process that "mangles the wood" on the inside of the carving so that the carved parts really pop. He uses a triangle tile to make the surface of an old pin into a star to add a pattern to the front work. He's looking forward to seeing it on the upper pediment -- as well as finishing the piece and finding a buyer.
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