That's beautiful, Rube. Nice even basket weave. What a fine gift. Your FIL should be extremely happy with that.I like the antique finish. I've used antique finishes without dye before and always liked the result. Nice work.
It also imparts a subtle coloring to the whole project, too. What color antique did you use? Medium brown?
Yes, exactly. The fiebings Med Brown.
Very nice!
Great job!
Great Christmas gift. Beautiful job of stamping and finishing.