Finish the bottom as you normally would and remove some of the wood from the top of the plate as shown below. Here the bottom of the plate is completely finished while still on the Stronghold chuck....
Jeff Jewitts' article on his website <a href="http://antiquerestorers.com/Articles/jeff/using_wood_bleach.htm">Using Wood Bleach</a>
In order to be successful in this endeavor, you will have to have read the article on fingernail sharpening using the Oneway jig. This sets the entire basis for what I am talking about here. You...
I was first introduced to the fingernail grind and how to really use it at the AAW symposium (1997 San Antonio) by watching David Ellsworth and John Jordan demonstrate. (For some insight to the...