[rfeenstra]

I tried to get the faux wood grain on the dial escutcheon with inkjet printable water transfer paper. Didn't work. You have to coat the printing with a couple of coats of clear acrylic so that the ink won't run in the water. That makes the transfer too stiff to conform to the curves. So for now, I'm giving up on the idea of the wood grain. Instead, I polished the brass, masked the gold areas, and sprayed it with toner. The toner allows light to reflect off the brass giving a very "dynamic" finish that changes with the angle of viewing. The gold areas are polished brass with one coat of medium brown walnut toner that gives it kind of an antique look. I like it. Not original, certainly, but nice. Pics later.