"Patriarch" wrote in message
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Ed Clarke wrote in :

On 2005-03-04, Andy Dingley wrote:

The local antique trade swear by "Briwax", which isn't available in
the USA.


Briwax IS available in the US. I have a can of the "Dark Brown" version
right here in my hand. It is manufactured in the UK using toluene as a
solvent. I was told to let shelac "cure" for two weeks minimum before
applying a coat of this over fumed QS white oak. You can get it in
the US from:

http://www.briwax.com


My excellent neighborhood hardware store has 6 or more colors on the
shelf,
as does the local Woodcraft. The price sticker on my can says $13.99.

Patriarch

The Klingspor Woodworking Shop also carries Briwax ... at least in their
Winston-Salem, NC store ... just saw a whole shelf of it last evening.


Regards,


Rick