I'm bulding a baby cradle out of pine. What sort of surface finishing is suitable, I don't want the baby to be poisoned!
May-Brith from Norway.
I'm bulding a baby cradle out of pine. What sort of surface finishing is suitable, I don't want the baby to be poisoned!
May-Brith from Norway.
Expecting a rather "busy" Valentines day?
Orange shellac.....non poisonous and looks good on pine.....Rod
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In Norway we have someting called "kvistlakk". Translated to English it would be someting like "not lack" Is it the same as shellac?
And for the Valentines day, I'm afraid the train has left the station years ago...
May-Brith from Norway
Maybe not since Shellac comes from the Lac beetle or insect
Shellac is an easy answer. In the US, no finish can be toxic once dried. Lead based paints have been banned for years.
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Thanks, I think I will go for the shellac.
May-Brith from Norway
interesting reading. Locks like a god choice.
May-Brith from Norway
If you have any application questions I'm sure the group here would help out......it is one of the easiest finishes to use though....thinned well (2lb cut or maybe less) it goes on smoothly and major mistakes are easily fixed with a alcohol wash...dries quickly and is very fast to re-coat. Rod
Any commercial finish will be safe once dried. Check the labels.
Shellac isn't an ideal choice here, as it's not resistant to ammonia or urine. The finish is baby-safe, but not safe from babies.
Personally I'd use a wiped-on gel polyurethane. It's easy, strong and doesn't look too much like an all-plastic '70s finish.
I've also built a baby cradle (17th century repro, hooded design in oak) and finshed it with my usual wax over oil. It's now on its third baby and returns back to the workshop for refinishing between occupants. I blast the hell out of it with a powered plastic wire brush, then re-wax and brush it again. It's patinating nicely, although the oak and the elm baseboards have certainly darkened around the bottom edge.
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