Tom M
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I made some walnut strips to cover chipped veneer on my grandparent's bedroom set that I've had for 30 years (25 of which my wife has been asking me to do this!) I also refinished the top after attempting to remove some burn marks. Some were in the shellac, but others where down into the very thick walnut veneer.
I had some gold dust shellac and some light color shellac that I used a year or so ago - both were still good after testing on glass, and I just mixed them for the top - looked great. But I used it all up, and when I made the 1/4" thick walnut strips to put at the bottom of the sides, I mixed up some golden kusmi (?) I had. Similar color to the top. My problem is when I put the side strips against the side they are much redder than the very brown sides. I really didn't notice this on the top as it is a different plane.
Does anyone have a suggestion for getting the reddish hue to be more brown not that I've built up the shellac finish?
I had some gold dust shellac and some light color shellac that I used a year or so ago - both were still good after testing on glass, and I just mixed them for the top - looked great. But I used it all up, and when I made the 1/4" thick walnut strips to put at the bottom of the sides, I mixed up some golden kusmi (?) I had. Similar color to the top. My problem is when I put the side strips against the side they are much redder than the very brown sides. I really didn't notice this on the top as it is a different plane.
Does anyone have a suggestion for getting the reddish hue to be more brown not that I've built up the shellac finish?