EagerBeaver71
26th October 2022, 09:05 PM
Nice one Sam . It looks like a Walnut clock case . How did you find the french polishing ? Did you stick with that ?
Rob
It was extremely difficult and painstaking!. I actually stripped the case a second time and decided to wipe the sanding sealer on very thinly because applying by brush left a very rough brush marked surface with which to
apply the shellac. I found that you can't be too finicky when applying the polish to inside corners and detail, it took about two weeks to get enough thickness in the film so I could go back and rub out the finish, even then I managed to cut through some area's...
All said and done, its not perfect but I'm fairly happy with it. Onto my next project which will be quite a building task.
Rob
It was extremely difficult and painstaking!. I actually stripped the case a second time and decided to wipe the sanding sealer on very thinly because applying by brush left a very rough brush marked surface with which to
apply the shellac. I found that you can't be too finicky when applying the polish to inside corners and detail, it took about two weeks to get enough thickness in the film so I could go back and rub out the finish, even then I managed to cut through some area's...
All said and done, its not perfect but I'm fairly happy with it. Onto my next project which will be quite a building task.