Your video
Farmer - I'd love to learn more about it one day.
Dan you seem like a nice enough of a person and you have skills .
You might have more skills and knowledge then me..
I tend to lean toward glass like finishes on my work ...
Do a Experiment use zippo or another known lighter fluid, and just soak the wood with the lighter fluid ..
You cant put enough lighter fluid on .when you think you have enough on triple that ...
Then with your lathe on high RPM's burnish the wood , use more lighter fluid if you want ...
Then use a synthetic wax or carnauba car paste wax from the auto parts store and wax the piece 3 or 4 times.
Straight up, first time someone told me to do this I thought they were nuts .
and I didn't use enough lighter fluid .
Use a dripping paper towel and slop on the lighter fluid ....
then burnish .
I will spend 20 minutes burnishing a pool cue shaft .
Only issue is the lighter fluid and wax is only a temporary finish ...........
The oils in our hands will break down a lighter fluid and the synthetic wax finish ...
Anyway give it a honest try..
My theory is the paraffin oil in the lighter fluid seals the water pores in the wood but it takes allot of lighter fluid ...
I still like your video , camera needs to be closer and some more lighting like a
Led lights with tissue or white cloth over the lights to soften the light .
2 lights or led light panels should work .
Think Soft light ...............
Like on a cloudy day ... no shadows ...
Only issue will be the light will be polarized so you will need to adjust lights and cam recorder so the
lights angle of reflection doesn't shine in the lens
