On Mon, 07 Feb 2005 07:28:52 GMT, "Jim Warman"
wrote:

I don't think shellac will be his answer either. Sounds like he is looking
for a quick do..... My limited experience shows the finish to be one of the
big parts of the project (used tung oil many times). Like the original
poster, I find this to be unrewarding as far as the feeling of acomplishment
goes... probably not the right choice of words but feelings can be hard to
describe.

Actually, I know it is the forbidden finish of rec.woodworking, but
for something quick that looks pretty nice, I like the old minwax
"natural" stain. All the other minwax stains I've tried suck, but
that one is pretty user-friendly and quick.

I guess I found that Shellac is pretty quick as well- one hour between
coats V. 24 hours between coats makes a lot of difference to me!

Not sure exactly what you mean by the feeling of accomplishment- you
mean the finish isn't as nice as you'd like it to be, or that you feel
it wasn't challenging enough? I know that as far as I'm concerned, if
I've got a finish on my piece and it hasn't destroyed it, I feel like
I've worked a miracle! Finishing is a damn sketchy business- part
alchemy, part science and a lot of guesswork and muddling around, even
with the books I've got on it.
Aut inveniam viam aut faciam