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Found this product video just wondered the experienced hand finishers opinions on this
http://www.polyvine.com/index.php/en/videos

Its the third one down How To woodgraining birds eye maple paint effect by Polyvine
lots of other interesting videos as well crackle glaze, sparkle etc.

Interesting videos.

You can get up to all sorts of tricks with paint finishes.

The woodgraining effect has been used for many years. Often furniture was built using quite ordinary (=cheap) wood
and given a paint effect that imitated more exotic (=expensive) wood. This is a technique that isn't really a 'fake' effect
but an art in it's own right.