Giving the mahogany a tint of red.

Here is after shooting 3 coats of the Red Mahogany translucent dye mixed with 75% lacquer 25% lacquer reducer. I mixed 3 drops of the dye to 8 ounces of the lacquer mix.

I am now removing the masking.

Now I have to radius the outside corner of the binding and finish with 8+ coats of clear lacquer wet sand and buff it out to a mirror finish.

After looking at this picture I should have wiped the sunburst down before taking the picture. very dusty.

Filling the mahogany

Here I have finish sanded to 320 grit. Masked it off and wiped it down with denatured Alcohol.

I am using Lawrence-McFadden mahogany wood filler.

I thin it out with Mineral spirits. This stuff is almost like clay. I personally don't see how you can use this with out thinning it. I thin it to a consistency of creamy peanut butter. 

I apply it quickly as this stuff dries very fast. I use a plastic scraper and go across the grain to remove the excess. I then wipe across the grain with a rag to remove the rest.