SteveSchoene

Remember though, that NC lacquer will often dissolve in alcohol have it has aged for a couple of decades. I'm not sure that would affect much as far as refinishing, but it might give the erroneous impression that lots of mid-century factory furniture was finished with shellac when in fact nitrocellulose lacquer was almost universally used.

Nothing that makes this product superior to other wiping varnishes, whether bought that way or mixed your self, and it come with the handicaps of polyurethane as far as adhesion. As far as measuring cups, precision in mixing your own is never needed--just pour some varnish into the container you will work from and then add a roughly equal amount of thinner. Stir. Stir really well, both before pouring into the use container, and after adding thinner if you aren't using gloss varnish.

An interesting array of tools.

Looks like a great book that should cover a range of restoration and finishing questions.