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Double Bass Rehaping and recambering a bow

I all. So here's the thing... I have reshaped and did some recambering of a violin bow. Reshaping meaning going from octagonal to round... Yes I know. Dumb idea. But it really helped! Anyway now the now looks unfinished. Do you guys have any advice on varnish, or other way to finish the bow? I've heard that people use pumice stone powder or cattail powder to get a shine.