So I am down to one handed smoking (three town muscles in my shoulder, just had surgery, yada, yada, yada). I have a lighter that does both soft flame and torch. I wasn't paying attention and roached the top of one of my favorite Upshalls. As you can see in the pic, there is still a remnant of the burn at the 12 o'clock position. So I thought I'd try to fix it and sanded the top of the bowl. It has a couple of issues I'll address but if I missed anything, I'd very much like your input.
- I used British Tan. It's close (too orange) but not perfect. It actually looks worse in the pics than in person. I should have used the lighter tan from Fiebings. I can correct that but was wondering, can you cut stain? I've cut paint to go a shade lighter or darker but never stain. Seems like it would be best to us the standard Tan rather than trying to get the British Tan where I want it.
- As usual, when an amateur first tops a bowl, it looks off. I think this is because the rim isn't softened. Do you think that's the case? Do you sand it or buff it softer?