mason jars... shellac...

Silvan · 2004-12-17T01:22:39+00:00

How big is a standard mason jar? A quart? Are these things available yearround from places like Wally World, or only during canning season?I've got a bag of weird orange fluffy stuff that I want to turn into woodfinish one of these days. I already asked what to do with the unusedportion, and it was suggested that I divvy it up into baggies. What I wasthinking instead, though, was why not divvy it up into jars? Just buy abox of jars, then add alcohol as the occasion arises.I have a bunch of jars already, but they're odd sizes from this and thatthat the previous homeowner washed out and stored. I can use those ifneeds be, but I was thinking just buying a new box might be easier and morecertain. Plus I get a handy dandy box to store them in.Approximately how much shellac flake/powder do I have to add to a jar to getwhat cut? I guess a quart is 1/4 gallon, so a 1-pound cut would be 4 oz.of flakes? Am I missing something?Should I start with a big cut and subdivide it? The only shellac I've usedso far was the Bullseye stuff, which was a 3# or 4# cut out of the can. Imixed it about 50/50 for my working batch, and then used the brush cleanerjar as a thin wash coat later on, once it got some shellac dissolved in it.I haven't even built a project yet, and I'm way off from finishing, but I'mkind of eager to play with this. I might mix up a little bitty batch justto waste some. I want to see how the real stuff compares to the canned. Ihope I'll be pleased.

Dec 17, 2004 45 Replies

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Silvan 21 years ago

Putting walnut on jummywood? Are you nuts?

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Edwin Pawlowski 21 years ago

Would make more sense to put a jummywod veneer over walnut to lighten it up.

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Silvan 21 years ago

Right. Then stain it walnut color so it looks right.

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Larry Jaques 21 years ago

On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 21:58:18 -0500, Silvan calmly ranted:

C'mon, guys. April ain't for another 3.25 months yet.

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Silvan 21 years ago

You think we're kidding?

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Larry Jaques 21 years ago

On Sat, 25 Dec 2004 08:53:53 -0500, Silvan calmly ranted:

I continue to pray that you're not, secretly knowing that there are those out there who knowingly deface perfectly innocent good hardwoods.

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