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On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 14:49:49 -0600, Dave Balderstone wrote:

Decided to pad shellac onto some maple shelves I'm making for the
office.
Lovely. Wow! Super finish and no worries about repairing drips.

What did you use for your pad? Any old rag, or did you get new
fabric? (I have my own ideas, just want to hear your approach.)

Welcome to the S'lackers!

Linen outside really keeps the wear and fuzz under control. That's
tradition for a reason. Anything that soaks up shellac on the inside works
at my house.