My wife is really into photography and has recently started a portrait business. She has started buying props for the pictures. Last night she came home with a small stool for children to sit on. It is unfinished and she wants it finished. To her surprise I have lots of different color stains, sand paper, and shellac. So my gun refinishing projects have finally made her happy. Now on to finishing the stool.

 

 

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now to repay you she can pose your guns on the stool and take pics  sounds like a win to me

If I tell her that, she will want to buy a macro lens for her camera. I can't complain though. It's her hobby.

 

 

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There happiness is our happiness

Happy wife = happy life

 

 

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If I tell her that, she will want to buy a macro lens for her camera. I can't complain though. It's her hobby.

 

 

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. Will go well with the micro gun for your pocket

Do you literally use shellac? I've been curious about that stuff but I've heard it's hard to work with.

 

I usually just kill brain cells with lacquer.

I have never had an issue working with it. It's thicker than most finishes. A good brush and take your time. It will be fine.

 

 

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I have never had an issue working with it. It's thicker than most finishes. A good brush and take your time. It will be fine.

 

 

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 Whatever you use to clean your brush, you can use to reduce the clear. When I use polyurethane  on a wood finish I add a little reducer. The finish looks like it was sprayed,no brush strokes.   

Thinning it out a little works great

 

 

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Lacquer, shellac, spar varnish all work well with wood projects, if you take your time, the finish should look better and be more durable than any water based product. Clean up just takes a few minutes more.

 

 

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