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   frenchy | Mar 17, 2008 05:57pm | #1

   blewcrowe,

    wildly differant.. that's like trying to decribe a beautiful woman.. Do what you want..

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   blewcrowe | Mar 17, 2008 07:54pm | #4

   Do what I want?

   With Elliot Spitzer's endorsement?

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   JamesS | Mar 17, 2008 08:08pm | #6

   What was it Roosevelt said? "I hate war! My wife Elinor hates war! and my son, Elliot likes a little piece too"

   James

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   KiddervilleAcres | Mar 17, 2008 07:27pm | #2

   Are you going for a French polish or an Italian buff?

   Sorry 'bout that 2 pound cut in your hand.  Just pour some shellac on it, preferrably a 6 pound cut.  Then you won't need stitches!

   :>)

   Regards,

   Bob @ Kidderville Acres

   A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!

   
   

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   Edited 3/17/2008 12:32 pm ET by KiddervilleAcres

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   blewcrowe | Mar 17, 2008 07:54pm | #5

   I could go for an Italian buff, speshally iffn she was a she.

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   SteveSchoene | Mar 17, 2008 07:31pm | #3

   I agree with frenchy.  It is very, very subjective.  You don't want it nearly as thick as the six coats of Epifanes that I put on teak brightwork.  Othewise, it's purely a matter of taste, though if the goal is retarding the passage of water vapor, within limits, more is better. 

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   saschafer | Mar 17, 2008 09:36pm | #7

   At least two. The first one is basically a sealer coat. It will raise the grain a little, which will need to be sanded. The second one covers that up. From that point on, it depends on the look you want, how the piece is going to be handled, etc.

   -Steve

    

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   blewcrowe | Mar 17, 2008 09:46pm | #8

   Guess I'm okay then. I'm up to my fifth light coat with this two pound cut. Guess I can cure out for a day. That's the time for a rubdown. Spitzer's girlfriend will do fine for that. When I recover, I'll polish out the piece and see how it looks. Later.

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   saschafer | Mar 17, 2008 09:55pm | #11

   Even just fantasizing about Spitzer's girlfriend is will cost you $300/hr. ;-)

   -Steve

    

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   blewcrowe | Mar 17, 2008 10:00pm | #12

   Wow. Hmmmm. I already owe ...................................................... WOW!!!

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   KiddervilleAcres | Mar 17, 2008 09:48pm | #9

   Steve,

   This may sounds like a silly question, but then again it is St. Patricks Day.  :>)

   Could one build up already mixed shellac from a 2 lb. cut to a 3-4 lb. cut by simply letting the alcohol evaporate?

   Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres

   A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!

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   saschafer | Mar 17, 2008 09:53pm | #10

   Yes, but there is a risk: Leaving a container of shellac open will allow the alcohol to absorb water from the air, and too much water will reduce the quality of the shellac film. So, ship your 2-lb. shellac to Death Valley, let it evaporate as desired, then ship it back.

   Also, I don't know why you'd want to do it at all, as a 2-lb. cut is about the heaviest that you'd want to use for application; anything heavier is generally thinned to 2-lb. or less before application.

   -Steve

    

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   blewcrowe | Mar 17, 2008 10:08pm | #13

   I rarely use shellac as a finish coat. I was under the impression that finishers used 3 or 4 lb. cuts.

   I use shellac all the time as an interface for various finishes. It' a miracle compound as far as I'm concerned. But I generally finish my pieces with an oil base like Waterlox.

   Ya know, you get comfortable with something, how it looks and handles, and you don't divert from it very much. In this particular case, I decided to do something a bit different, hence I ended up with a shellac finish.

   If this turns out well, I may employ it more often as a finish. But I said "IF" it turns out.  And I don't know how it'll turn out, what with my being so nervous. I guess I should take down that picture of Ms. Dupre while I'm applying a finish. Might put some steadiness back in my hands.

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   user-83153 | Mar 18, 2008 04:24am | #14

   Or you could put up a life size version of this shot. The  blood being redirected away from your brain should cause you to worry less about the finish.

                          Rob

   
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   JamesS | Mar 18, 2008 08:51am | #15

   $4300 for that?????????  Sure could get some nice WWing equipt. for $4300.

   James

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   user-83153 | Mar 19, 2008 01:20am | #17

   James,

   Hey she is a lot better looking than my ex-wife and she cost me a looooooooooot more than $4300. :^o 

   Actually she looks almost exactly like a girl I dated for a couple of years when I was in my early twenties. I don't think I spent even half that on her the entire time. Maybe I should have.

                                Rob

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   blewcrowe | Mar 18, 2008 04:26pm | #16

   Yes, Rob. I do buleeve that would distract me from all concerns about ... about ... uh ..... what was it we were discussing?

   Where am I?

   And how did I end up in a woodworking forum?

   Is this the twilight zone?

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   user-83153 | Mar 19, 2008 01:21am | #18

   blewcrowe,

   We were discussing something?

                Rob