Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Weekend Update - The Grand De Dusting
We had a successful weekend on the house we finally got the kitchen de-dusted and Chris did a very impressive job replicating the trim on the two windows that we added. I spent Sunday night shellacking the wood, a process I am not going to do again that dyed shellac is a total and complete pain in the ass to work with but I committed myself early in the process and at this point I just need it to match. I'm going to see how dying the polyurethane or using the dye to make an alcohol stain works with the pine in future projects I also want to tame the color a bit as it turned out a bit darker when brushed than I intended. Anyways on to the photos...
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I think the stain looks lovely. Maybe when you have more of the room done you won't find it too dark. You're much braver than I am, dying your own stain. That's way beyond me. I'm still getting comfortable using the stuff as it comes out of the can!
Did you thin the shellac before application? I found that a thiner mix like a 1 lb. mix is easier to apply. With a thiner mix, you just apply it in 2 or three coats. Also I don't dye the shellac. I have found that staining before you finish with a clear shellac seems to give a better result - Diane
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