On Dec 28, 12:09*pm, Larry Blanchard wrote:
On Sun, 28 Dec 2008 10:09:13 -0600, Douglas R. Hortvet, Jr. wrote:
The wood has several linear areas extending the full length that have
very open grain - bigger than pores, IMO.

Will shellac fill openings in the grain that are deep enough to catch a
finger nail?

I haven't tried it myself, but others have used pumice mixed with shellac
to fill pores. *Apparently the pumice becomes transparent.

Used in French polishing, turns the wood surface to a fine slurry
which
mixes with the shellac and fills the pores. Just as easy to wet sand
between coats with 320.