Originally Posted by
Mr. Widget
No offense taken by me, I just wanted to point out that water based isn't categorically the wrong approach... it may often be less desirable, but there are more and more very high quality professional finishes coming to market that are water based.
On the subject of color... I did not use any stain on these horns. I simply used Watco Natural Danish Oil finish and they look very nice, but they do not have that vintage orange tone. If anyone knows about the production techniques used in the '60s, I'd love to hear it.
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