"B a r r y" wrote in message
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arw01 wrote:
Getting ready to put the finish on some curly cherry plywood I am using
for a curio cabinet. I was wondering, since veneer is so thin on
plywood these days, how to prep the surface for the shellac?

I'd _lightly_ hand sand with 120 or 150 and a block. Then, I'd apply
the first coat of 2-3 lb. shellac, followed by another _light_ 220 hand
sanding. One more coat of shellac, followed with a scuffing with 320.
Continue as necessary from there to really finish.


One-Twenty? On a piece of ply which has already been sanded? Not this
kid.

I'd use the shellac as my sanding seal, realizing that whatever they or I
pressed down into the surface while sanding is going to stand up with the
alcohol. Stearated 220/320 or with mineral spirits lube after the spit
coat, not before.