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Measuring shellac flakes for differen…
August 20, 1999

* Any tricks to make small quantities (1 quart) of 2 or 4 lb cuts of shellac, without having to get a chemists' scale to actually weigh out the ounces…
How Can I Get The Shine Back?
August 20, 1999

* I have a bedroom set (37 years old) of what we then called fruitwood. Recently, I've noticed that the tops of the pieces are very dull. I'm guilty of…
How Can I Get The Shine Back?
August 20, 1999

* I have a bedroom set (37 years old) of what we then called fruitwood. Recently, I've noticed that the tops of the pieces are very dull. I'm guilty of…
Lacquer peeled off my cocobola box top
August 17, 1999

* I recently made a pair of boxes out of spalted tiger maple with book matched cocobola tops. The cocobola is shop sawn veneer over masonite glued with tite-bond II…
Lacquer peeled off my cocobola box top
August 17, 1999

* I recently made a pair of boxes out of spalted tiger maple with book matched cocobola tops. The cocobola is shop sawn veneer over masonite glued with tite-bond II…
Finishing a purpleheart bench
August 17, 1999

* I am about to start finishing a purpleheart workbench and I need some suggestions on finishes. The bench is a traditional design and I would like a finish that…
Finishing a purpleheart bench
August 17, 1999

* I am about to start finishing a purpleheart workbench and I need some suggestions on finishes. The bench is a traditional design and I would like a finish that…
Filler vs. Glaze – How are they diffe…
August 16, 1999

* Could someone explain the difference in a filler and a glaze, when and how each should be used. I need to finish a bed and one method that I…
Filler vs. Glaze – How are they diffe…
August 16, 1999

* Could someone explain the difference in a filler and a glaze, when and how each should be used. I need to finish a bed and one method that I…
different polyurethane brands
August 15, 1999

* Is there a problem with putting a coat of one brand of polyurethane over a different brand of polyurethane such as Zar over Min-wax. I was using Min-wax and…

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