The photo is of the wood pieces sanded down with sealer. I'm no master wood crafter, as you can easily tell by the photos. In fact, this is my first project of the sort.
I sanded the paint down to the base by hand. 150 sandpaper followed by 220 followed by 400. Coated with DecoArt's Wood Sealer - only thing I could find locally.
Stained with Jo Sonja's Wood Stain Gel in Walnut, best tone for the options that were available.
Varnished with DecoArt's DuraClear Matte Varnish.
Treated with DecoArt's Acrylic Sealer/Finisher.
If I had to do this again, I'd just varnish the cherry wood. I've already got red bellows on order from Rudy at ecbuyonline2008 and didn't think the cherry would look as good with the red bellows.
That'll look great and work for another hundred years. I don't know how you are with leather but if you don't want to bother making a handle, search for trunk handles. A lot of them are made for similar hardware to your camera. You'd just have to look for a little bit to find one that fits.
Hey I thought that 2D's were made with Mahogany, never heard of any in Cherry. I have 3 and they are Mahogany.
Roger
The one I restored a few years ago was mahogany. I wouldn't be surprised if some exist in different woods due to supply issues.
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