On Tue, 20 Mar 2007 19:47:19 GMT, B A R R Y
wrote:

On Mon, 19 Mar 2007 17:15:53 -0800, Larry Blanchard
wrote:

BTW, I've tried a swipe coat of clear Watco under the shellac, as some have
said the combination "pops" the grain more. My eyes can't tell that the oil
has added anything on the cherry/walnut/alder/maple I've tried it on.

The swipe goes under the WB on maple, birch, etc....

Under the shellac, you use more, as now you're looking to add color,
say to QSWO...


From the sounds of it most of you spray on your finishes vs.
brushing them on?

I'm not up to spraying just yet still doing this stuff with a brush or
those foam brushes, but by spraying you usually end up with a very
thin layer(i'm going from experience of spray painting and spraying
protective clears on artwork). Even if you spray 2 or 3 coats won't
this still be a thinner layer than brushing on 1 layer?

And with the sprayed on layers don't you guys worry that when you sand
in between coats that you are taking of a layer completely?

I'm asking all these about spraying simply because the drying time for
me between coats of poly is 24 hours. So between stain, finishing, and
waxing I'm looking at a week of the piece sitting there doing nothing.
Any way to finish a piece in a day? Yes, that's shear ignorance
asking.

Thanks for all the help. It's nice to listen to experience for my
future learning.

I think the best thing for me to do is what was suggested before, just
go buy a piece of wood and a ton of different finishing materials and
experiment and label what's what.