(Worked on May 18, 2009)
To finish off the bow, I sanded it using 100 grit, then 320 grit, then 400 grit sandpaper. I followed each sanding with a wipe-down of the bow using a microfiber cloth to get all the sawdust off. After I was done sanding, I used Howard Feed-N-Wax wood preserver, made of orange oil and beeswax. I followed the instructions to wipe it on, leave it for twenty minutes, and then wipe off. The resulting color change was very appealing- I loved it.
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- The bow, hanging to dry
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- Applying the finish
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- I used loops of floss to hang the bow from the ladder
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- Putting the finish on the rag
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- Howard Feed-N-Wax
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- Testing out the setup to dry the bow
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- The 100 grit sandpaper
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- Sanding with the 100 grit sandpaper
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- The microfiber cloth helped to clean off all the sawdust from the bow when it was time to apply the finish
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- Wiping the bow with the microfiber cloth
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- The sanding sponge was very easy to use- it let me get into all the tiny spaces on my bow
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- Sanding with the 320 grit sanding sponge
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- Sanding with the 400 grit
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Technical Terms:
Grit: The number on the back of sandpaper refers to the grit size, or the diameter of the sand, measured in micrometers. For instance, 100 translates to an average of 140 micrometers, 320 to 36 micrometers, and 400 to 23 micrometers.