Shellac Finishing

[jo4hn]

Well that's the flatlands for yuh. Up here we have 25 hours per day of brilliant sunshine. Would this face lie? :-)

basking, jo4hn

[Charley]

Here in North Carolina it's either very sunny or very rainy with almost no in-between. They're very serious about their weather here. Yesterday there were a few clouds, but a lot of sun. Last night we had very heavy thunderstorms and some tornados (but fortunately not where I am) with almost an inch of rain. Today it's back to just a few clouds and a lot of sun. I expect by this afternoon there won't be any clouds, just clear blue sky and a bright hot sun with a high in the 80's. A great day for drying shellac or paint.

Charley

[Otoe]

A couple pictures are posted on the binaries woodworking group of the finished project.

I took your advice about using a cotton cloth pad to apply the shellac and the cut to 1 lb. The top has over a dozen light coatings.

I used an unwaxed blonde shellac for the top surface. Used 320 grit after the first couple coats where I used 220 grit initially. Hand sanded lightly between coats. This is my most attractive finish so far.

Thank you all for your advice,

Otoe

[Lee Michaels]

It looks very nice. I didn't see the pictures for a while. Hence the multiple replys.

[Otoe]

Charley,

Where are you in NC? I'm in Mint Hill.

Otoe