Some finished Frames

The Elm veneered frame has now been finished.

I've inserted a traditional victorian watergilded slip.
After the veneer was given it's shellac varnish and allowed this to sink into the grain, I denibbed the surface and applied two coats of antique glaze, followed by two applications of clear wax. The glaze is water-based, so wasn't disturbed by the wax.
The slips are double scooped where the inner scoop is burnished and the outer scoop left matt and heavily distressed.

Here they are before toning with antique glaze.

And after toning.