Ya know .... sometimes foolin' around in the shop poking at different ideas has benefits. Here's some finger joints that I torched after leaving them proud, sort of like a Greene and Greene technique, then chamfered each finger. All just fooling around.
Birdseye49... I agree the silver thing is not really my thing as well but it opens my mind to other possibilities. I was surprised the fingers held up against the burning as well as they did and managed to stay proud of the surface. It also sort of created a highlight around each finger.