03-17-2017, 12:50 AM
Wore her out riding on the snowmobile this morning Harold, but she'd probably be snoozing anyway.
The shellac is just a binder for the cuttings the steel wool makes Tom. Mahogany is the only wood I've tried it on, it has a very open grain and the cuttings level it. I like the colour orange shellac gives mahogany, ages it quickly. Varnish bonds to it well as does paint or solid stain, I use it to seal knots in pine to stop the gum from bleeding through. I usually use it or sanding sealer to raise the grain on new wood. They both lock the grain and sand easily to give a smooth surface before varnish. Varnish is a bugger to sand, plugs the paper too quickly. Actually Tung oil will work too but it has to dry for at least a week before you can top coat it.
Have considered making one Pete. The guy charged Kelly $300 just to make the bore round.
The shellac is just a binder for the cuttings the steel wool makes Tom. Mahogany is the only wood I've tried it on, it has a very open grain and the cuttings level it. I like the colour orange shellac gives mahogany, ages it quickly. Varnish bonds to it well as does paint or solid stain, I use it to seal knots in pine to stop the gum from bleeding through. I usually use it or sanding sealer to raise the grain on new wood. They both lock the grain and sand easily to give a smooth surface before varnish. Varnish is a bugger to sand, plugs the paper too quickly. Actually Tung oil will work too but it has to dry for at least a week before you can top coat it.
Have considered making one Pete. The guy charged Kelly $300 just to make the bore round.
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