The darts will be cool, and tie in with the frame too. I know I said varnish in the previous post and on the other thread, I meant to say shellac. It dries really fast, and you can sand on it as it is very hard once dry. I use a cotton rag to apply the schellac. Layer it on in thin coats, that way you can control how much color you want. I use Zinsser Bulls Eye Shellac, in the Amber color for my violin repairs. It has a great blending quality with the stain on the instruments, and shellac, as opposed to other clears and polys, has a vintage look to it.
It highlights and antiques my handmade guitars, it pulls into and blends with cracked old varnish like it was a glue (for restorations), and because it thins with alcohol I can do touch-ups on nitrocellulose and other finishes with Magic Marker blends(also alcohol soluble) and cover with the shellac...also, you can use the super-fast dry time and a small brush and end up with a decent French Polish when you're done.
Anything but dead level or down hill would put a strain on the old quads. 
