So, what’s the best way to apply shellac? And is it okay to use on a floor?
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You're bad.
155 mm Howitzer loaded with an anti-personnel "shellac round".....
Sarge..
Edited 4/11/2008 10:54 am ET by SARGEgrinder47
<ducking REAL low>
You will soon be visited by a relentless character that will not take no for an answer. No, it's not a nymph!
Regards,
Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
You mean like something as bad as an insurance salesman?
Worse!
Hint: Likes to shellac everything.
Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
Would that be of a French nature?
Now I don't wanna mention any names ya know.
So, is this for real or are ya just stirrin up the pot!?
Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
I wasn't born with a silver spoon, but I sure do love to stir.
Shellac is like a woman.. Put up with most anything if you do not hurr her!
So, do you think I should shellac my woman?
blewcrowe,
Sure it works great on floors. Take a garbage can, set it in the middle of the floor you wish to finish, pour in 1 gallon of the oldest Zinsser you can find at the hardware store (you might be able to get it cheaper if it's old and the age doesn't matter if you have new DNA) and 16 gallons of Denatured alcohol. Now tip over the garbage can and run out of the room. The alcohol, I mean shellac, will level itself and you don't have to worry about any finicky application procedures. Let the alcohol, err..shellac, dry for an hour or two and let your dogs in.
Rob
Rob, that sounds easy. Do you think I should remove the trash can, or just let the finish build around it?
blewcrowe,
Either way works. If you can get the can on your way out, grab it. If not, simply remove it after the "shellac" has dried. If there is a mark left by the can another gallon or two of alcohol dumped on the affected area will fix it right up.
Rob
And remember, you don't need to use a gallon of new shellac; you can just throw a handful of old shellac you scraped off of antiques."There are men in all ages who mean to govern well, but they mean to govern. They promise to be good masters, but they mean to be masters."
-- Daniel Webster
Won't old 45's busted up in pieces work?? Perhaps a 78 or two??
I believe 45's were polystyrene, but old shellac 78's should work!"There are men in all ages who mean to govern well, but they mean to govern. They promise to be good masters, but they mean to be masters."
-- Daniel Webster
Prolly what you should do is drill a hole in the can, suspend it from the ceiling, plug it, fill it with alcohol, then when you're done, pull the plug, and run.
I wouldn't recommend that. Instead, drive an eyebolt into a joist in the ceiling above in the center of the room. Get yourself a harness and suspend yourself by the eyebolt. Using the stir stick, fling the shellac over the floor as if you are blessing it. It takes time, but if done right, creates a beautiful finish and results in a textured floor that you won't slip on.Chris @ http://www.flairwoodwork.spaces.live.com
- Success is not the key to happines. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. - Albert Schweitzer
Cool. Textured.
I can't believe youse guys! Leave youse guys for the weekend and ya get it all mucked up.
Ya wanna Dutch finish I tell ya.
Mix up the shellac (200 flakes to the gallon) in that there trash can in the middle o' the flo first. Then youse put on a pair o' them Kloppen shoes with 100 grit sandpaper glued to the bottom. Grabba 3 gallon garden sprinkler can and fill 'er up wi the shellac and start skating around the flo and waterin the floor as ya go. Donna worry cause it'll dry as fast as ya sprinkle it on.
Three months later yall have a smooth Dutch finish!
Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
Hello Boys,
<grin>
Edited 4/15/2008 11:02 am ET by frenchy
frenchy,
See how famous you are!?
Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
Okay, I'll take yer advice, but I aint real good at them layback catchrail spins and them toe pick quad rotations. I allus get my lacelocks caught in my tu-tu.
Just pretend you're a Jersey Devil trying to get the puck past Peter Gedrys! Ha, a Jersey Devil in a pink tu-tu; now that'd be a sight to see!
Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
Bob,
If you can hang on for just a few more days, the snow will have melted , the geese will have flown North, your cabin fever will be gone!
Seriously, I am looking forward to progress reports on the cylinder desk!
Pete
Edited 4/15/2008 9:39 pm ET by PCM
Hi Pete,
Weather up here this week has been great. Snow is almost gone and Mr. & Mrs. Robin have returned to start the next brood.
The cylinder top secretarie will be a while in the making. I've still got the QA piece for the entertainment center to finish first. Plus, the honey do list don't forget! You know, that list that never ends and sometimes keeps getting longer all the time! :>) Kinda like the faster I work the behinder I get.
One major problem living up here in the woods is access to info. and the ability to see an actual piece. Thank God for the Inet and the gracious folks here in Knots.
Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
I rented a 10 HP fan and point it into the room and throw a gallon of 1/3 cut at a time into the fan untill the fan gets stuck.. THEN. I thing I had enough!
Rob
LMFAO!!!!
Lungs must be getting better, no coughing this time.
Jeff
I think I know the answer to this question but I just want to make sure. How does shelac stand up to being in water? I am making some small boats for a couple customers. The first ones I did as prototypes were finished with Watco danish oil, 2 coats. the wood is Phillipene mahogany ( I know, meranti but it stands up to water well). I tried one of the boats with a shellac spray to see how it looked and it looked and felt nice after runnibg it with 0000 steel wool. I would just like to know if you or any other experts that seem to heed your postings can attest to its suitability for the project.
Snow gone up your way yet??
Wicked Decent Woodworks
(oldest woodworking shop in NH)
Rochester NH
" If the women dont find you handsome, they should at least find you handy........yessa!"
cherryjohn,
shellac under those conditions will quickly fail.
back to oil I guess huh, or tung oil and varnishWicked Decent Woodworks
(oldest woodworking shop in NH)
Rochester NH
" If the women dont find you handsome, they should at least find you handy........yessa!"
Cherryjohn
Oil's aren't durable either when exposed to water long term. Varnish is the only real solution.. for boats the best is eppiphanes.. It's horribly expensive and somewhat difficult to apply well.. warming it helps a great deal. Use one of the double boiler arrangements your wife uses for candy.. except you can be crude about it.. a big pan FILLED WITH WATER on top of hot plate. Then set the can in that untill the varnish reaches at least 100 degrees..
Keep in mind that the most water these boats will see is a bath tub. So the time in the water isnt expected to be all that long. I thought about spar varnish as well.it comes in spray cans so it will be easy to applyWicked Decent Woodworks
(oldest woodworking shop in NH)
Rochester NH
" If the women dont find you handsome, they should at least find you handy........yessa!"
Truthfully, plastic spray or paint.Gretchen
Customer will not accept paint. The concept is a wooden boat.and only wood. Im leaning towards tung oil and varnish or spar varnish. The finish has to be easily applied so as to keep my price point acceptable. If it takes me as long to finish each boat as to make it them I am working for sawdst.Wicked Decent Woodworks
(oldest woodworking shop in NH)
Rochester NH
" If the women dont find you handsome, they should at least find you handy........yessa!"
Then you just can't expect the finish to hold up forever. One thing you might consider for the finishing process of whatever clear finish you have to decide on is to dip them rather than brush or even spray.Gretchen
Boats in a bathtub? Need to spend little time finishing the wood?Try Penofin transparent finish. It's an oil/varnish. It's easy to apply by wiping on. Let it soak in for a while (20-30 minutes) wipe the wood "dry." Let it polymerize for a week. Use it.Is Penofin any better than any other oil/varnish? Maybe. It has a good reputation for durability in the elements? Most others don't.Or go ahead with a "wiping varnish." Any varnish should do, diluted 50% with mineral spirits. Wipe on a coat or 2 over a couple of days. Don't fuss much with the process. Let it cure. Send the little boats out into the world.Rich
Rich,
Would varnish hold up against soapy water, etc.?
Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
Not indefinitely, but it would be protective for short periods. The biggest problem is that the finish is not a hermetic seal. In an immersion situation, water, especially with detergents eventually will get in and under the film and destroy the adhesion.
Good advice. I bought some Waterlox marine finish today and I am going to try this. it should dry pretty quickly on these mahogany (meranti) boatsWicked Decent Woodworks
(oldest woodworking shop in NH)
Rochester NH
" If the women dont find you handsome, they should at least find you handy........yessa!"
cherryjohn,
OOPs! I was thinking people sized boats, not scale models.. I'm sorry..
In that case maybe you could use shellac if the boat was wiped dry and the shellac provided a water proof seal.
It would be interesting to see.. I do know that I would let it dry for 30 days (the shellac) before I exposed it to water.. Not because of anything magic although it takes 30 days for shellac to really dry hard rather because this would be new territory for me..
If kids are involved I see why you'd like shellac.. probably the safest finish should one of them decide to chew on the boat..
More misinformation from shellac-challenged frenchy."If kids are involved I see why you'd like shellac.. probably the safest finish should one of them decide to chew on the boat."Shellac is not the safest finish to use in terms of toxicity. All finishes, (yes, frenchy, even shellac) are toxic before they cure due to solvents, vehicles and the chemical nature of some in their uncured state.Except for finishes that have lead in them or materials purposefully containing antibacterials, antifungals, and other toxic substances meant to inhibit growth of micro-organisms, all the finishes commonly available for commercial or home use (lacquers, varnishes, etc) are non-toxic when cured.Rich
Rich 14
Well I don't know too many people who give their kids toys to chew on while they are still wet so I suppose you are correct..
However, Shellac itself is safe.. it's on pills and candy you've eaten all of your life. Granted when they coat those pills they use medical grade alcohol rather than denatured alcohol.
However the 2% of something nasty they use to denature alcohol typically evaporates at about the same rate as alcohol evaporates..
If you are really concerned about that 2% and simply making small toys for children you can afford to use medical grade alcohol if the urge for providing your kids with still wet toys is too great..
I'm sure Rich 14 will feel a lot safer if you do.. <grin>
I have been waiting to see how long it would be until the "S" word led to some form of debate :)
Brad
frenchy,Do you ever actually read what others have written?Your reading comprehension is as bad as your understanding of shellac (both as a finish and as a food coating).Shellac is no safer than any other readily available wood finish. Other finishes are also inert. But they are not as convenient to apply in these non-wood-finishing applications whose significance you constantly misunderstand. And shellac beats them for that reason more than any other.Shellac is used far less than you seem to think in pharmaceuticals and its use on foods is almost non-existent. There are other synthetics that are more useful. Since it isn't uniquely non-toxic, its use is mostly due to the fact that it easily dissolves in the acidic environment of the stomach.But you somehow keep returning to your "I-picked-it-up-on Google" knowledge and weaving non-sequiturs into your gushing recommendations about shellac.
Hi Rich,In defense of frenchy, you are always able to correct the information that you believe that his statements are based upon. If the information in wikipedia is incorrect you have as an equal opportunity as anyone else to correct it...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shellac'Shellac is edible and it is used as a glazing agent on pills and candies. Because of its alkaline properties, shellac-coated pills may be used for a timed enteric or colonic release.[1] It is also used to replace the natural wax of the apple, which is removed during the cleaning process.[2] When used for this purpose, it has the food additive E number E904. This coating may not be considered as vegetarian as it may, and probably does, contain crushed insects. In the tablet manufacture trade, it is sometimes referred to as "beetlejuice" for this reason. Shellac is known to cause allergies on contact, resulting in skin irritations.[3]'Sorry to be a PITA, but, although I don't believe in frenchy's techniques I appreciate his enthusiasm. I really don't appreciate bashing an individual in every post that he/she writes.Best regards,
Paul
Well Paul,We all have opinions here don't we. You think I'm bashing frenchy? Sorry, but I'm not guilty of that. Why don't you read this thread from the beginning which started as just such an exercise and in which I had absolutely no part.Others have openly castigated him, calling him no less than a liar. I've never done any such thing.I responded to frenchy's misinformation (again). If you hadn't noticed, he simply repeats the same thing, ad nauseam no matter what is said to him, and some people here find that annoying.Many people think it's important that information given out about this craft of woodworking have some degree of validity. In this type of arena, there are no "banners hanging on the walls" for newcomers to see when they arrive, warning of known issues. So messages like this one recur.Which is worse, the repeated misinformation or the repeated messages challenging that?Bashing? No that's not my thing.But I WILL agree with you on this: This is all very old and getting very pointless.Rich
I noticed that Garrett Hack on a fairly recent huntboard project used "...many applications of a 1 lb. cut of shellac..." as his finish for the project. It certainly looked fine to me.If you have online access:http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/ProjectsAndDesign/ProjectsAndDesignPDF.aspx?id=27122The huntboard featured in the article was sold at auction for $11,000.
I don't have access, But I recall glancing at the article in the magazine.
Paul, I don't believe in using shellac in the way Frenchy does, but I too, appreciate his spirit. Personally, I wonder if I could tolerate the put-downs he gets and still come back and post. For that much, I applaud his spirit.
Denny
Denny,
There is spirit and there is obstinate.
If you disagree or try to reason, you are deemed the "shellac police" or a "rigid expert" etc etc.
I once tried a dialogue with him. I went in my shop and tested his method and then reported back to him. My results were deemed "not real world" whatever that means.
Many very knowledgeable people here have been through the same thing.
As a teacher I always encourage a student to experiment and judge what was good or bad about any method, whether it be surface prep, coloring or finishing. I feel this is what many others have tried with him to no avail.
He had also deemed me a poor teacher as I recall, although I can't remember ever having him in a class.
Spirit or obstinate?
Peter
Peter, I understand exactly what you are saying.
Obstinance is a lesser violation that insulting, IMO. I guess I'm a "so what?" person. In the large scheme of things, I'm sure he enjoys his craft no less than you, me or anyone else.
And for me, this is a discussion board. It's not legal counsel or the official last word. I try to enjoy the personalities, and while I joke around (maybe too much) I don't think we gain anything by tossing about personal insults. While all of us have opinions, some consider their opinions in a way that are final. Which I can easily accept. But when they take it to going out of their way to abash others, then it's over the top.
Just MHO.
Cheers.
Edited 5/2/2008 10:28 am ET by blewcrowe
Den,
It's not legal counsel or the official last word.
BS, it is too! If ya don't believe it just ask Charles. So there, HAH!
Ynah, ynah, nyah, nyah, nyah...........
Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
I'll ask him. Later.
Denny
Hi Denny,'Obstinance is a lesser violation that insulting'Couldn't agree more.Best regards,
PaulQuestion: Where abouts are you in NJ?
Paul, I'm in that part of the state that Trenton doesn't know exists. That's a bad thing. It's also a good thing.
It's west southern, otherwise known as Down Jersey. Our county (Cumberland) lies against the Delaware Bay. Farms, forgotten towns and has-been fishing villages. One lane roads through bogs and swamps that lead to dead ends or nowhere.
I see you're a neighbor of Old Blue Eyes. I was watching him on the tele last night (Turner Classic had a special on him). Okay, I'll admit it. I'm a Sinatra addict.
I'm pleased to make your acquaintance.
So anyway, who shall we insult next?
Yo mutha chews wood.
Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
Your mother was a hamster. And your father smelled of elderberries.
"Fight! Fight! Fight!"
There is, of course, only one answer to that.NI!
Father hung like hamster and mother smelled of elderberries?"There are men in all ages who mean to govern well, but they mean to govern. They promise to be good masters, but they mean to be masters."
-- Daniel Webster
Not sure about the father but Mom was a winemaker mebbe?
Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
Ney oh Knight of Ni, the only answer isSHRUBBERY!
So anyway, who shall we insult next?
ME? I do not get upset very easy!
Will, I would. But I can't think of a thing to insult you over.
blew,
Ask him how he cleans out his woodshed.
Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
How do you clean out your woodshed?
How do you clean out your woodshed?
My trusty old leaf blower. Amazin' how much dust that thing can blow out the door! OK, so I have to put away the lighter stuff or I have to find it out in the driveway!
Well, Mister Bob from Kidlerville, or is it Kidderville? will laugh, but about every month I open all the doors and winnderrs and have it with the blower, too.
It's kind of a reference to nearly the first time I ran into Will here on Knots. There was a somewhat serious discussion going on about how you clean your shop, folks going into painfull detail about their process(es) and in comes Will with a post about using his leafblower.
I think I laughed for a good 20 mins. Just one of those thangs that sticks in the old brain I guess. Will's a good man.
Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
Well, while I have a good Oneida collection system, it doesn't cover the drill, and my bandsaw and chop saw still make a mess even with the system. Then there are the plane shavings, hand sawing and sanding, and what-have-you. When all is said and done, I still need to clean up the place and I have six windows and a garage door on opposing sides of the shop. The leafblower thing works purty good. I can make the place halfway presentable in 15 minutes.
blew,
The leafblower thing works purty good. I can make the place halfway presentable in 15 minutes.
So, I take it your don't have any neighbors close by? You know, the ones that keep their rides pristine clean all the time in the driveway. What happens to all the mess outside.
Ya I know, as a woodworker would say, what mess!? :-)
Regards,
Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
Edited 5/8/2008 3:59 pm ET by KiddervilleAcres
No, my shop is an extension of our maintenance buildings at the business, so on one side I have a storage area and on t'other, a livestock barn. For that matter, I don't even filter my dust: my system just blows it out the building.
BTW, we're a "farm" of sorts in a high tech sort of way. The livestock is my Dad's pet project, that compliments the business by eating up the profits in feed and veterinary expenses.
http://www.centertonnursery.com
Denny
I am sure you will like that I still do it! I bring the neighbor lady a bottle of good wine if I get all the dust on her car!
Her husband is a Native Amarican and sure the tribe may be after me if I do it wrong!OK so she just puts up with my nonsence!
Edited 5/10/2008 7:31 am by WillGeorge
I've been using an 140 mph electric leaf blower to clear my shop for about 12 years. Any time.. any place as I work past mid-night often. My neighbors don't bother me as they know I'm armed and dangerous.
OK.. it may have more to do with I am surrounded by trees and the nearest house is about 90 yards away. But the armed and dangerous has a better ring to my image than isolated. ha.. ha... ha..ha..ha..
Regards...
Sarge..
Ahh, so ya G2 it under cover of darkness no camo required, shoot now ask questions later! Take no prisoners.......
Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
I put some solar panels outside to hopefully throw them off track. Without electricity I could not heat for my basement "still" or run the counter-feit machines. Hey... in hard times, we gotta keep those "green-backs" rolling to boost the economy. :>)
Regards...
Sarge..
Hey Sarge,
While you're runnin' those greenbacks, why not send me a shoe box full of 20's?
Thanks, Ray
p.s. Hurry up, every chance you get
Ammo crate full on the way.. I've already paid the shipping. I threw in some 1000's left over from before they quit making and using them as you never know what the government will do next. And some Confederate money as you and I both know the south will... well never mind on that one as it's our secret.
Don't spend it all in one place. Hit and run is the key to not getting caught. ha.. ha... ha..ha..ha..
BTW.. got On Combat coming...
Regards...
Sarge..
Sarge, I know what you mean about the South's gonna rise...been saving my Dixie cups for years, so I'm prepared!
Ray
I have found Dixie cups on 4 continents in my travels, so their value is not just contained to the south. You have to be very careful if you are a collector and find one laying on the ground in foreign country. You might bend down to examine it to see if it is worthy of saving but it can contain some surprises....
An entire NVA regiment could emerge from the inside and ambush you!
Good news is I use a Dixie cup to hide my entire life savings also as I don't fully trust banks. Bad news is the one I am using is still in good condition after all these years but has plenty of room left over unfortunately. ha.. ha... ha..ha..ha..
Regards...
Sarge..
Sarge,
I know what you mean. I could put my life savings in a Dixie cup, and still have room for 8 oz. of water...
Ray
I put some solar panels outside .. I think I saw some of your neighbors with a big can of black paint and talkin' about solar panels?
Nah... my neighbors were probably just getting ready to paint their family cars. We do it the same way Norman did it to the young ladies car in the movie, Physco... With a brush! ha.. ha... ha..ha..ha..
Regards...
Sarge..
41294.82
How very true. I couldnt, and would not spend the time trying. I mean, we really dont know one another outside this forum in most cases, so what does it matter? Each of us ultimately learn things in most cases from trial and error. I am amazed at his diligence. Always interesting to watch these discussions.
Brad
Brad, maybe we take ourselves and this forum way too seriously sometimes?
Denny
Paul,
Please Understand something. There are certain people in this hobby who insist they are the expert and others must bow to them..
What they fail to understand is how that turns off others.. Instead of letting a person have fun and try various methods to see what works, they insist upon rigid adherence to a set of rules they've memorized or performed..
Anyone who differs in any way from their set of rules they are dedicated to attacking.
It's what gives them validity..
I realize I will never convince them to use something other than the method they use at least others will understand there is no one right way.. Hand tools or power tools,, screws or nails, 1# cut shellac or 2# cut shellac it can all lead to the same point..
Hi Frenchy,I'm getting a sense of Déjà Vu. Have I read a similar post before?Paul ;o)
Sorry to be a PITA, but, although I don't believe in frenchy's techniques I appreciate his enthusiasm. I really don't appreciate bashing an individual in every post that he/she writes.
I can appreciate your sense of decency, however there's more history here than you realise. I am not a fan of bashing people either, but with the subject in question, I will make a gleeful exception. Not because of his inane babblings about shellac, but more because of the nature of his response to posters past. One post in particular sticks in my mind as a particularly odious response wherein he insinuated -- no, outright accused -- a fellow member of being a pedophile. I'm sorry, I will not be civil with this individual!
Here's a link to the post referenced: 33805.71On another note: OMG! this is the funniest thread ever! You guys kill me!
Edited 5/3/2008 2:13 am ET by pzaxtl
Edited 5/3/2008 2:15 am ET by pzaxtl
Hi PzI must have missed the post that you mention. If I try to follow your link I get a page saying that the message has been deleted.And yes, this has to have been one of the funniest threads I've read. It's had me LMAO a many of timesBest regards,
Paul
The thread still exists -- it's in the Cafe, not sure if you have access to it. The post is dated 1/18/2007. Since I am assuming you haven't requested access to the Cafe (sometimes its fun, sometimes I ignore it because it tends to be a p***ing match) I've copied the post here:
Hi Pz,No I haven't requested access to the cafe, so the post you include is a little out of context. To whom would one request access to the Cafe?Best regards,
Paul
Paul,
There's a couple ways to do it:
Send a message to Matt Berger, his username is MBerger, requesting Cafe access.
Start a new thread requesting Cafe access.
It may take a day or two since it is a weekend, but either method will get you access.
Take Care,
Michael
10x
pzaxtl
First your reading comprehension is poor.. It was put in the form of a question not a statement.. further it was in direct response to your earlier inflammed attack on someone else.
Why don't you tell the whole truth for once?
Admit that you first brought up the issue of pedophile in post #33805.39 adressed to me?
How does it go? As ye sow, so shall ye reap?
You're delusional! That was a post by AB, to which your response was to insinuate that he was a pedophile -- the question was worded as a statement of fact. Here, clown, I've included his post in it's entirety (notice the post number -- the same as that you attributed to me). Better luck next time!
The post that I directed toward you was this one, referencing your accusatory question:
So much for reading comprehension, huh?
Edited 5/4/2008 3:37 am ET by pzaxtl
Edited 5/4/2008 3:45 am ET by pzaxtl
Edited 5/4/2008 3:57 am ET by pzaxtl
Edited 5/4/2008 9:34 am ET by pzaxtl
You may not know this, but you can do almost anything with shellac. It's true -- Frenchy told me. Why, you can even eat shellac -- kids do it all the time! There's shellaced medicine, there's shellaced candy, there's shellaced pasta, there's gumbo shellac and shellac scampi. Frenchy even has a recipe for chicken shellac soup. Yum! If we're lucky, he'll post his recipe for sweet and sour shellac!
Now, we all look forward to the Thanksgiving dinner. Did you know that shellac is one of the best kept secrets to a scrumptious Thanksgiving meal? Don't baste that bird with chicken stock -- shellac it! You cannot believe how crispy and golden brown a shellac basted turkey is. How about cranberry sauce? Yep, it's made with shellac -- that's what gives it that jelly-like texture. There's a lot of lumpy gravy served on Thanksgiving day. Too bad, because Frenchy discovered that if you substitute the flour with a 1/2 cup of shellac you'll have the smoothest, creamiest gravy ever.
Yes, indeed, you can do anything with shellac.
Edited 5/4/2008 4:03 pm ET by pzaxtl
Edited 5/4/2008 4:04 pm ET by pzaxtl
Rich,
Hmmmm shellac has been used on candy and pills for how long? When did they start using Varnish, laquer, Polyurethanes?
Edited 5/2/2008 8:45 am ET by frenchy
john,
Shellac would not be a good choice. But it sounds like you're not in a situation where these would be in constant contact with water all the time.
What about traditional finishes used for wooden boats? Not having experience with this application I would be remiss in offering any suggestions - but epoxy comes to mind. Perhaps Mr. Smalser might be able to help.
There is still a small patch of snow/ice on one side of the house (facing north - no sun at all), but fading fast, finally!
Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
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