I've been very pleased with Zinsser SealCoat dewaxed shellac over the past 3 years, but decided to try some dewaxed Garnet flakes today just for a change of pace and appearance on a cherry/soft maple plaque. It's way too humid today to apply it to the test scraps and avoid "blushing".
Supposedly these are high quality dewaxed flakes from Germany (they used to be sold by Hock Tools).
http://www.toolsforworkingwood.com/...creen=PROD&Store_Code=toolshop&Product_Code=M
Powdered 4 oz. in the household blender for awhile and added 8 oz. of "dry" alcohol. Blended again and poured into a mason jar. Put another 8 oz. of alcohol in the blender, whipped it up, and added it to the first batch for a total of 16 oz (1 pint). It should be a 2 lb. cut according to the chart below.
file:///Users/scharver/Desktop/Shellac%20Pound%20Cut%20Mixing%20Chart.webarchive
It's a pretty dark solution, but the best that I can tell it's fairly clear so I may not need to pour it through a coffee filter. :dontknow:
A chemist doing a chemist's thing so to speak. Cleanup was easy with some household ammonia from Dollar General. The blender is clean as a whistle (maybe even cleaner). You're not gonna poison your family or your daiquiris and margaritas by using the blender. Shellac is FDA approved for food use and children's toys, etc. :icon_cheers
Supposedly these are high quality dewaxed flakes from Germany (they used to be sold by Hock Tools).
http://www.toolsforworkingwood.com/...creen=PROD&Store_Code=toolshop&Product_Code=M
Powdered 4 oz. in the household blender for awhile and added 8 oz. of "dry" alcohol. Blended again and poured into a mason jar. Put another 8 oz. of alcohol in the blender, whipped it up, and added it to the first batch for a total of 16 oz (1 pint). It should be a 2 lb. cut according to the chart below.
file:///Users/scharver/Desktop/Shellac%20Pound%20Cut%20Mixing%20Chart.webarchive
It's a pretty dark solution, but the best that I can tell it's fairly clear so I may not need to pour it through a coffee filter. :dontknow:
A chemist doing a chemist's thing so to speak. Cleanup was easy with some household ammonia from Dollar General. The blender is clean as a whistle (maybe even cleaner). You're not gonna poison your family or your daiquiris and margaritas by using the blender. Shellac is FDA approved for food use and children's toys, etc. :icon_cheers