That would be fun to play with, all that staining. Though I do manage pretty well with regular stain and acrylic paints, and I need to stop myself from buying so much STUFF for this single project, argh!

Oil paintings crack because the layers of paint dried at different rates (usually due to differing amounts of medium in the paints) or stopping and then starting again. *contemplates doing arts-restoration @-@*

Hee, I know. *actually does do art conservation as a job*

Oh, so you haven't played with the doll yet? I think little Horatio needs to pay you a visit.