It also turns out that he would like to have the box. So that made both him and me glad.
I have applied 6 coats of shellac. The first 3 coats were a 50:50 mixture of Komet and Superior (tones)
and the last 3 coats were just Komet which is a fairly yellow colour. Actually I think it looks kind of like the colour of a Spanish guitar.
Applying the shellac was simple, and it looked fine until I looked really close. At that point I could clearly see strokes from the brush and where I had overlapped.
Still I must admit that I think shellac has a future in my woodworking.
North Sea school box completed.
Houndstooth dovetail on skirt.
Houndstooth dovetail on skirt.
Secret compartment closed.
Secret compartment opened.
MMXVI (2016)
It turned out great! I like the finish.
ReplyDeleteYou are right. Gustav is a much better photographer.
Thanks.
DeleteI'll tell Gustav that you think he is a better photographer. That will make him proud :-)
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Jonas
Well done Jonas!
ReplyDeleteThanks Michaël.
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Jonas
Great job to both. Gustav is making his dad look good. I still like the 45's on the dust seal. The shellac turned out well, too.
ReplyDeleteHi Jefski
DeleteThans for the comment.
I'm glad you like the 45 degree angle on the dust seal. It does look better and better.
I think I might have found out what by reason was: The very first small sea chest I made had some end battens on the lid that were attached like a breadboard end. Those battens had an angle. And for some reason I thought it was a good idea to do it on this type of dust seal as wel.
Gustav was really happy for your comment too :-)
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Jonas
Nice job.
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Jonas
Nice job.
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ReplyDeleteI really like shellac as a finish. It takes a few tries to get the hang of it, but it's a really easy finish. Nicely done!
ReplyDeleteMatt
Hi Matt.
DeleteThanks for the comment.
At first I thought the shellac didn't work because the layer is so thin compared to a normal polyurethane varnish. But when I added more coats I could suddenly see a difference.
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Jonas
Hi Jonas,
ReplyDeletethe box turned out great. I think I should give shellac a try in one of the next projects.
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Stefan
Hi Stefan
DeleteThanks for the comment.
I tried to make a 2 pound cut mixture, because I read somewhere that it was an good starting point. I think it is fairly thin, so I needed six coats to get to the thickness I wanted.
The good thing is that it dries super fast. But that can also be a challenge. Because you can't very easily go back and level out the first strokes.
I think that my brush was too hard, so a soft brush would probably have given a more smooth surface.
Dictum carries shellac flakes in different colours. I mainly used Komet for this project.
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Jonas
Thank you for the glamour shots of the final box. Looks good - another project on my list...
ReplyDeleteHello Wolfram.
DeleteThanks for the nice comment.
Mine is made out of boards from a pallet, so maybe you can make a computer pallet school box one day :-)
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Jonas
Once again, nice job. The carved date in Roman numerals is a nice touch.
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Hi Bob.
DeleteThanks.
Roman numerals are generally a lot cooler than usual figures in my opinion. Plus they can be made with a chisel.
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Jonas