417 days ago
by David |
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This is a video follow-up from a previous text entry (Episode #71 - Shellac, Can You Make the Cut?) on my blog The Folding Rule. Tag along with me in the shop and you will see that in fact you can “make the cut” and add this fascinating finish to your shop reportaire. This episode covers mixing shellac from dry flakes (1# cut amber shellac) and reducing a premixed cut to a thinner cut (1/2# cut spit coat).
Download a nifty shellac chart for your shop and consider using shell...
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32 days ago
by CaptainSkully |
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I finally had a day to work on our stuff. With a little urging from my girlfriend to finish the fumed table sitting in our dining room, I bit the bullet and gave it a good shellacing. This was my first time using shellac. It’s pretty difficult to work with, as it dries fast and leave a build-up. I cut the Zinser Amber in half with denatured alcohol, and grabbed a beer for myself (I thought it only fair), and went to town on it. It gave it a nice, rich look. When that dried, I ...
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99 days ago
by Gary Fixler |
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I found a nice 5’ piece of red oak at Home Depot that was a bit odd in hue, having more depth to its grain than what I usually see there. I had visions of turning some square plates, so I snagged it:
I really slacked off on pics of this turning. This is the only one:
In it, I’ve cut the end from the plank to square it up and remove the chipped edges. Then I cut 2 pieces off as long as the plank was wide (7-1/4”). Then I cut some squares of birch from a leng...
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338 days ago
by Thomas MacDonald |
32 comments »
From the Workbench of T-Chisel
Well the boiled linseed oil has been applied and allowed to cure. This next video introduces you to my finish guy, Mark Libby. Mark has 25 years experience in the finishing industry. Mark begins finishing this Slant Top Tiger Maple Desk by gently sanding and then begins to build up finish with layers of shellac (70:30 mix) with an HVLP (High Volume Low Pressure) sprayer. Stay tuned for the next video in the series when we apply the final coats of finish, a...
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75 days ago
by frank |
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Warriors of Wood
….i have travailed the road that others could not see,and while on this road i carried pictures inside my head,where none could side-track me from my dreams of wood,just as wood and i have learned to deal with our times of age….
….still working wood just as the wood works me in style,my character has many times been planed by the hand of wood,till even now there is the gnawing pain that pushes me faster,much to do as still counting the opportunities of project...
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330 days ago
by Thomas MacDonald |
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Happy Safe New Year Lumberjocks!
Al, Mark and I gather in the shop to go over the process for applying the third finish coat to the Tiger Maple Slant Top Desk.
Happy New Year Everyone!
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499 days ago
by gizmodyne |
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After about one week of sanding. It took forever!
I will be attaching the top with countersunk lag screws.
The holes are over sized to handle movement. The screws will only bite into the top.
I put the base together to test it.
I built a large tent this time from plywood strips and extra bender board left over from the garden.
Here is a shot of the table going into the tent.
Suited up for ammonia.
Here are the test pieces. Left to Right: After four hours with no finish, ...
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536 days ago
by gizmodyne |
6 comments »
Shellacin’I cleaned up 90% shop dust by vac and broom and then run the overhead air filter for a bit before finishing. I protected the workbench with plastic. The panels are raised up on scrap sticks. You can see a bottle of Transtint (Dark mission brown) in the foreground.
I add denatured alcohol to a container and then add the shellac to the consistency of a 1lb or so cut. Very thin.
I am padding on the shellac with a clean t-shirt scrap wrapped around another scrap. I also ...
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754 days ago
by gizmodyne |
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100 steps to a great finishI have written about finishing douglas fir before, but I keep getting lots of questions about it so here I go.
Sand to 220. Get in the grooves.
Making the washcoat to prevent blotching .. 90% Mineral Spirits
Washcoat Part 2: 10% Boiled Linseed Oil
Apply Washcoat with cloth.
Inspecting the coat. If there are any sanding marks or glue spots this is the time to get them.
Applying stain with brush.
Clean off.
Get into the grooves with a glue brus...
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79 days ago
by frank |
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A Story of Lakh
….garnetiferous,an expression of mein air,your color plays me….—-by flp
——————————————————————————————————————————————Every picture tells a story….
if I the recipient can...
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