A 2-lb. cut of shellac is 2 lb. of shellac resin dissolved in a gallon of alcohol. A 5-lb. cut would be 5 lb. of resin dissolved in a gallon, etc. When mixing shellac from flakes or buttons, you can scale down the ratio of cut to make a suitable amount. For example, adding 2 oz. of flakes to 8 oz. of alcohol produces a half-pint of 2-lb.-cut ...

Aug 28, 2019 · Can the Can(ned) Shellac Creative director Mike Pekovich demonstrates how easy it is to make a batch of shellac from flakes. In short, denatured alcohol is an unpredictable, dangerous, unhealthy, poor-quality solvent for shellac that will make your finish harder to use as well as shorten your life. Don’t worry, though; I have a solution.

Jun 30, 2002 · Using an orange shellac over linseed oil or an oil/varnish product is fairly common. The orange shellac adds some warmth to the cherry and is almost required if you are finishing kiln dried walnut. Shellac also provides an excellent, fast drying sanding sealer that allows the finisher to get to the final finish faster.

Fresh, dewaxed shellac is plenty durable. Shellac gets a bad rap for durability, in part because of confusion between waxy and dewaxed versions. Stick with dewaxed shellac; it dries to a hard, impermeable film that protects against heat and moisture and is compatible with all finishes. True, shellac won’t hold up against spilled alcohol.

See how Peter Gedrys makes a pad, or rubber, for shellac in this sidebar to a video series on refinishing furniture. Find links to the whole video series below. In this segment, it only takes him a few seconds to shape cheesecloth wadding and wrap it in a fine-textured cloth. The pad helps to apply a thin, even coat of shellac without lap marks.

Before you use it the next time, soak it in denatured alcohol for about 10 minutes to soften and dissolve any shellac on the bristles. Fine Woodworking Recommended Products Starrett 12-in. combination square

Nothing about shellac "seals" the wood any better than polyurethane -- but if you want to seal, glaze, then finish, shellac makes the process faster. If you are just wanting to seal, sand the nibs and raised grain, then finish, you might as well just use whatever you are going to top coat it with, especially if you seal it as the last stage of ...

Dec 16, 2024 · Mack Headley can lay down shellac like magic with a brush, but the only footage I have of him doing it gives no data on what the brush is. The expensive oxhair brush was a zero for me and soft paint brushes do OK, sometimes $6 or $8 brushes with soft bristles do quite well - a lesson about relying only on hobby woodworking suppliers and just ...

Jun 18, 2004 · Can I get away with putting that much water in the shellac or should I just do the piece conventionally (wood conditioner then alcohol based analine and then superblonde shellac). I usually just use shellac without stain. I get to be a bloody coward about experimenting with a piece I have a lot of time in. Thanks, Frank

Jan 23, 2010 · I am trying to lightly buff a shellac finish over aniline dye, on tiger maple. I let the shellac dry in ideal conditions for a week, then lightly buffed with 0000 steel wool- but the result is that I can see small scratches from the steel wool. Any suggestions? All I am trying to do is knock the gloss down a little bit. Thanks, Randy.