340 days ago
by Thomas MacDonald |
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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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496 days ago
by gizmodyne |
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Which Wax?I bought a new kind of wax by Howards based on a recommendation from a friend. It is called Walnut. I compared it to the Briwax (Dark Brown) which I have have used previously. The Briwax is much darker. The Howards smells like citrus and claims to provide u.v. protection. It does seem a little more gritty, but applies smoothly.
Here is a shot with one base assembly (right) finished with the wax. The other is not (left)
Booooooooooring.After finishing the base and the under...
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418 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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501 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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332 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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537 days ago
by gizmodyne |
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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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810 days ago
by Ethan |
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I like to do a light (1 lb.) shellac sealer coat on fumed wood to help bring out the color after fuming. So since I’m going to be fuming my sgian dubh presentation box, I thought I’d make mixing up my shellac one of my projects this past weekend.
When mixing shellac from flakes, I always mix in smaller batches, just because I don’t use a lot of shellac over a six month period, being a small-project woodworker. So I usually mix a one or two pound cut in a small, 10 oz. w...
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701 days ago
by mot |
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Well, Christmas was a big hit, but I had to put a few finishing touches on the horse. Karson was observant to point out that there wasn’t any place for the little rider to put his feet, it needed ears, and it needed some finish on it.
I mixed up some amber shellac flakes from Lee Valley in a 2# cut. Thanks Bob #2 for the math help on small batches. I was scratching my head a bit.
First I used Dowelmax to align the ear blocks and to centre drill the top for the leather ears. I ...
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765 days ago
by Dekker |
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Since I don’t have one of those fancy japanese saw blades with no set, I sanded the keys off with 100 grit (being careful to stop before touching the box), then taking the rest off with 150 grit and finishing the entire box with 220. Of course, I decided to take it one step further, and I went over it again very gently with 320 grit. I then did a quick vacuuming of my work area, and got things prepared.
The end of this pair of boxes is now in sight. Here you can see the two boxes lai...
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426 days ago
by frank |
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Prepping Wood and Shellac for Rain
I do hope that all reading herein are understanding that I am writing in retrospect….as these writings are running a few days behind where I am today. My life is much too busy to be writing and testing, plus taking photos on a daily basis, so one could say that I am writing from within a time warp as I also must keep in mind that winter is coming. Winter involves putting some machines to sleep and then there is the waking up of those winter machines...
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