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   Paul_Snyder | May 06, 2003 03:47am | #1

   Ron - gilsonite and asphaltum are the same thing - fiber free roofing tar.

   As long as you don't apply the danish oil too thick, and let it cure well before applying the shellac, the finish will work fine.  Don't lay it on too wet with oak, it'll bleed from the pores as it dries and you'll have dark spots around the pores.

   Paul S
   F'Burg, VA

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   ron61 | May 06, 2003 06:35pm | #2

   Thanks for your help Paul

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   forestgirl | May 06, 2003 09:05pm | #3

   Letting the Danish oil cure completely is the key to using a shellac or varnish over the top. 

   Bleeding:  When I use Danish oil on Red Oak, I wet-sand it on, rather than using the flood and wipe technique outlined on the can.  Saves excruciating headaches with bleed-out!

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl   ;-)

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   ron61 | May 06, 2003 09:22pm | #4

   Forestgirl

   Thank you for all the help you have gave we since I came to knots.

   I'm having a time with this Red Oak finish getting something I like the look of.

   Finishing is something I would like to learn and I hope I haven't made to big A hole out of myself.

   Thanks

   Ron61

   Edited 5/6/2003 2:28:03 PM ET by I Like Beans

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   forestgirl | May 07, 2003 08:12am | #5

   Ahhhhhh, Ron61, hi there.  If you did (make one of those out of yourself), I've forgotten already.

   Tell us what you do like and don't like out of the finish(es) you're getting.  Based on your first post, I was under the impression that you were mainly concerned about whether shellac could follow the Danish Oil.  Sounds like there are some other issues to deal with.

   My finishing skills are minimal, but after struggling a great deal with red oak, I finally have a technique I like for the look I'm after, and I learned quite a bit getting there (ouch!), especially with regard to avoiding the headaches of "bleeding."forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl   ;-)