Good Morning to All,
I have a question for Jeff and others who may have already worked out a method for getting a filled shellac finish on drawers that have applied leafage carving. There are two of these drawers on a high chest.
On drawers w/o applied leafage, I simply use the time honored method of building up thin coats of 1-pound cut with a brush and smoothing with 320 paper after every 2-3 coats. Patience is the key but it works fine.
On drawers with applied leafage, I have been stroking on the 1-pound cut with a very small brush, making the application on the flat drawer surface only. Rub out with 320 paper is much more tedious in order to be sure not to touch the shell carving or the applied leafage. This seems to work, but is slow. IS there a better way?
I'd appreciate any and all suggestions and comments on this task.
Thanks
Frank Duff
Monkton, MD
I have a question for Jeff and others who may have already worked out a method for getting a filled shellac finish on drawers that have applied leafage carving. There are two of these drawers on a high chest.
On drawers w/o applied leafage, I simply use the time honored method of building up thin coats of 1-pound cut with a brush and smoothing with 320 paper after every 2-3 coats. Patience is the key but it works fine.
On drawers with applied leafage, I have been stroking on the 1-pound cut with a very small brush, making the application on the flat drawer surface only. Rub out with 320 paper is much more tedious in order to be sure not to touch the shell carving or the applied leafage. This seems to work, but is slow. IS there a better way?
I'd appreciate any and all suggestions and comments on this task.
Thanks
Frank Duff
Monkton, MD