My first serious project

[Rolf]

Beautifully done.The Cherry was a great choice and the effort you put into the finish was well worth it. What did you use to rub out the final coat?

Edited December 21, 2016 by Rolf

[Phantom Scroller]

Looks beautiful in that wood.     Roly

[GPscroller]

Awesome piece!  Am sure your daughter will be thrilled.  Thanks for sharing.

 

Jeff

[Dave Monk]

Beautiful job and gorgeous finish. dave

[Blaughn]

Beautifully done.The Cherry was a great choice and the effort you put into the finish was well worth it. What did you use to rub out the final coat?I 

I always wear vinyl glove when finishing.  After a light wet sanded using wipe on poly and 600 grit wet or dry, I wiped off the excess lightly with a cloth and let it dry overnight.  Then, the next morning, I applied a very light coat of wipe-on poly with a cloth which rubbed in with my vinyl glove covered fingers with long strokes with the grain. As I did, it began to take on the desired sheen so I set it aside to dry completely.  When dry, I buffed it with a clean dry cloth.