Shellac - a woodworker's best friend and miracle product!!!!
Charles tries to un-confuse the confused woodworker how to thin - cut shellac.
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Shellac - a woodworker's best friend and miracle product!!!!
Charles tries to un-confuse the confused woodworker how to thin - cut shellac.
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hi charles, i love your vids, they're very insightful and i appreciate you sharing what you've learned over the years. when do you use the shellac cut with the wax? or is that for the last coating? also, do you use a thicker cut for the finishing coats? i'm interested in french polishing and this in kind of what i'm getting at as i understand they're's meant to be a fair few coats done and 24 hour intervals. thanks for your time! pad
point of clarification- when you put the 1/2 pound of dry shellac in the empty quart jar and then fill it with alcohol to the quart mark, the shellac accounts for a certain volume in the jar so it really is not possible to add a full quart of alcohol to make the ratio for a 2 lb cut. Hence the cut you end up with in that scenario is heavier than a 2 lb cut.
If you want a ratio for 2lb cut that will produce a quart of material, use 6 weight oz of shellac to 24oz of alcohol.
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16 ounces in a pound.
16 cups in a gallon.
Therefore, 1 oz. shellac into 1 cup of alcohol is a #1 cut.
2 oz. shellac into 1 cup of alcohol is a #2 cut.
Increase both accordingly to adjust amount of shellac made, or cut desired.
when do you use the shellac cut with the wax? or is that for the last coating? also, do you use a thicker cut for the finishing coats?
i'm interested in french polishing and this in kind of what i'm getting at as i understand they're's meant to be a fair few coats done and 24 hour intervals.
thanks for your time!
pad
If you want a ratio for 2lb cut that will produce a quart of material, use 6 weight oz of shellac to 24oz of alcohol.