How is everything with you, I picked interest on you after going through your short profile and deemed it necessary to write you immediately. I have something very vital to disclose to you, but I found it difficult to express myself here, since it's a public site.Could you please get back to me on:( mrsstellakwale588@gmail.com ) for the full details.
What brought me to box was the warehouse full of stacked wood. Wow. The guy I get most of my wood from cuts with a WM. I'm a sucker for some of the stuff he cuts. I have to give up some of the curly maple I bring down from NH to get into his walnut slabs.
Your question: Finishing. Over the years I've tried most of the oil finishes, lacquer and oil based varnish mixes. After looking at all of them I still come back to shellac for most(not all) of my work. I don't think there is anything as forgiving and easy to work than shellac. I don't like the stuff in a can. Its OK but it never gives me the results I get from flakes that are fresh and dissolved at the time of application. I use it to seal just about everything. As a finish its tough to beat. For the last few years, I have used a guy out in California- Vijay Vilja. He imports the stuff he selects and it is in a class all of its own. His stuff is the best in my view.
On my desk project Iplayed with blonde shellac and some resin mixtures. I don't want to get too hairy but I decided to use some resins to seal the inside of the bookcase sides with a resin mix that imparts a VANILLA fragrance just for the fun of it. Wow. I never tried it before until I talked with Peter Gedrys in CT. On his advice, I gave it a try on a desk built for a client. As the guy's wife watched as he examined his desk bookcase, she made more of deal about the smell than the feathered crotch panels in the doors. So.... go figure.
If you want some good shellac, go to the Society of Period Furniture Makers site and look under suppliers. You find Vijay. Its worth a try.
Sorry to be slow to respond. I have had an interest in woodworking all of my live. From 1994-1996 I went through the North Benett Street program and since then I have been pretty much in my wood shop or fixing my ofd house full time. A few commissions and treasures for children and grandchildren. Check out my website www.garygreenfurniture.com
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How is everything with you, I picked interest on you after going through your short profile and deemed it necessary to write you immediately. I have something very vital to disclose to you, but I found it difficult to express myself here, since it's a public site.Could you please get back to me on:( mrsstellakwale588@gmail.com ) for the full details.
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Mrs Stella.
Hey Dennis
What brought me to box was the warehouse full of stacked wood. Wow. The guy I get most of my wood from cuts with a WM. I'm a sucker for some of the stuff he cuts. I have to give up some of the curly maple I bring down from NH to get into his walnut slabs.
Your question: Finishing. Over the years I've tried most of the oil finishes, lacquer and oil based varnish mixes. After looking at all of them I still come back to shellac for most(not all) of my work. I don't think there is anything as forgiving and easy to work than shellac. I don't like the stuff in a can. Its OK but it never gives me the results I get from flakes that are fresh and dissolved at the time of application. I use it to seal just about everything. As a finish its tough to beat. For the last few years, I have used a guy out in California- Vijay Vilja. He imports the stuff he selects and it is in a class all of its own. His stuff is the best in my view.
On my desk project Iplayed with blonde shellac and some resin mixtures. I don't want to get too hairy but I decided to use some resins to seal the inside of the bookcase sides with a resin mix that imparts a VANILLA fragrance just for the fun of it. Wow. I never tried it before until I talked with Peter Gedrys in CT. On his advice, I gave it a try on a desk built for a client. As the guy's wife watched as he examined his desk bookcase, she made more of deal about the smell than the feathered crotch panels in the doors. So.... go figure.
If you want some good shellac, go to the Society of Period Furniture Makers site and look under suppliers. You find Vijay. Its worth a try.
Best of Luck
dan o's
Dennis- The peacewade stuf is spam......
Let's see some bench pics- sounds like a vise fest-Al
Thanks a lot for stopping by. I wish I had a sawmill, too.......Al