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   Pondfish | Feb 05, 2005 01:28am | #1

   I've not heard of "ruby", but you can get garnet shellac from shellac.net

    

   They have good prices, too, best I've seen for super blond dewaxed.

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   tms | Feb 05, 2005 01:29am | #2

   I've used garnet shellac, but never heard of ruby. Can you explain what it is?

   Tom

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   nevitt | Feb 05, 2005 01:35am | #3

   its shellac. i heard of it from fine woodworking mag #166 p.40 but I cant find it anywhere.

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   UncleDunc | Feb 05, 2005 01:48am | #4

   I Googled for it. It looks like Kremer and at least two others have it.http://www.google.com/search?q=%22ruby+shellac%22&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&start=0&sa=NHere's the Kremer page.http://www.kremer-pigmente.de/englisch/chemic01.htm

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   JohnWW | Feb 05, 2005 02:05am | #5

   The last source of supply listed in the article, Kremer Pigments is only mentioned as a source for sandarac, but they also carry ruby shellac.

   You need to learn how to use an internet search engine.  Using Google, I typed in "ruby shellac", bracketed in quotes, so I would only hits with that phrase, and I got five pages of hits.  Kremer Pigments was the third item down on the first page.

   John W.

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   forestgirl | Feb 05, 2005 02:17am | #6

   "You need to learn how to use an internet search engine."  This was his/her first visit to the forum, John.  Must you start out by preaching?

   If we all used Google every time we had a question, the forum would be pretty darned boring, IMHO.  :-)forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>) 

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   JohnWW | Feb 05, 2005 08:49am | #7

   Forestgirl,Suggesting that someone should learn how to do an on line search was honestly given in the spirit of being helpful. I didn't think I was preaching, but if it came across that way I apologize to the original poster and I thank you for pointing it out.I used Google to get the information myself and I thought it was relevant and useful to mention how I came by that information, including a small tip about how to make a search more effective. Search engines and sites like Knots both have their uses. Search engines are an incredibly powerful tool, especially for finding suppliers or simple information, they are far less useful for finding the answers to the complex kinds of questions that get answered on Knots.John W.

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   forestgirl | Feb 05, 2005 08:15pm | #11

   Hi John.  As you know, I'm a dedicated GoogleHead and as such strongly believe in its usefullness <g>.  This was a "how you say it" thing for me, which in the faceless world of black-and-white print makes a difference.  When I think someone might benefit from doing searches themselves, I'll provide them with the search link and preface it by saying "I did  Google search and found several helpful links.  Click here."  Or I'll give them my 2-cents worth and follow it up with a Google link.

   Just a thought.  I know you meant well :-)  [Go ahead, y'all, and click there; it'll rub your funny bone.]

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>) 

   Edited 2/5/2005 12:17 pm ET by forestgirl

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   Telemike | Feb 05, 2005 08:55am | #8

   I have to agree with JohnW. The internet is a huge communications tool and is as important to learn as the table saw. Maybe easier, maybe safer??But you're right too. A little nuance on the question and the forum is the right place to ask. "What type of brush do you use to apply ruby shellac? (Sorry, I'm not experienced enough to answer that one.)

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   UncleDunc | Feb 05, 2005 09:59am | #9

   "You need to learn how to use ..." also strikes me as less than diplomatic. So I'll take this opportunity to pat myself on the back, since I showed an example of using Google, but didn't preach about it.

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   Pondfish | Feb 05, 2005 04:53pm | #10

   I think that this forum has much to offer that Google, wonderful as it is, does not.

   For example, if there is common misinformation out there on the web, you can find it with Google, but that doesn't make it true.

   In this case, I've never heard of "ruby" shellac before and it may be a term that only one company uses, while all others use more commonly accepted terms like "garnet", or "kusmi red-brown."  The original poster would probably be happy using garnet shellac, something available from many sources.

   This forum can and usually does provide a measure of quality with its information, while Google cannot.  In fact, one of the main problems with Google is that its ranking system can give the impression that some information is true, or useful, just because it appears in the first ten hits.  But if your first handful of experienced woodworkers replying on the forum tell you something different than a Google search, I'd listen to those woodworkers.