French Polish IV: Pore Fill Alternate
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- Опубліковано 16 вер 2024
- An alternate method for filling the pores in open grained wood prior to french polishing. This method uses heavier coats of shellac that are sanded back to a level surface. This new surface that is created is then used as the base for the french polish application. I believe this to be an easier and faster pore filling method.
Brian, it is great to see you use products we can buy online or at the store...I have built 4 ukuleles and refinished a few more....by no means I an expert so I truly appreciate your teaching!
Brian, I always enjoy your videos. They are some of the most informative I've seen on the web.
I've built three acoustic guitars myself and am now halfway through building an octave
mandolin. Thanks for the excellent instruction and for being a good resource for lutherie!
Keep them coming.
Now I am kind of lazy so this method of prep and fill seem just GREAT to me! Thanks!
Thanks for your help and for the tutorials (BTW). Your clip on burnishing the scraper really helped me out. I have the most fun scraped my bindings yet... Like butter...
The beauty of shellac is that it goes over or under anything once it's cured. Do a test board like always, but shellac has the excellent property of being compatible with almost everything out there as far as a finishing product goes. You should be fine, but ALWAYS do a test board. It takes an extra day but the one time the finish doesn't take right it will cost you more than time to fix it. Best of luck.
i never knew shellac alone could fill the pores if you put it on thick. i figured you were going to put some shellac down, then timbermates or similar filler. thanks man
@ike57uke Shellac sands easily provided you lubricate the paper with either water or mineral oil so it doesn't cake up. I like this method because though it may take a bit of time to let the coats dry, it's a very fast procedure to sand through them to a flat surface once they are dry, which is what were going for. Best of luck.
If you buy pre-mixed stuff its usually 3lb.+. If you mix your own you can control the cut based on how much shellac and alcohol you use. There are charts online to figure out specific cuts, but the basic idea is a pound of shellac flakes in a gallon of alcohol is a 1 pound cut. So a pound in half a gallon would be a 2 pound cut.
Hey Man. Have you tried putting Tru-oil over shellac? I'm thinkning of filling my pores using the shallac and then building up Tru-oil for the main finishing layers... Thanks for any thoughts on this...
Just a quick question: how do I know I am buying 2 or 3 pound cut shellac?
@punchion Thank you for the compliment, I really appreciate it. Good luck on your mandolin, I've always wanted to try one but never got around to it. I like the mando sound, and I think it's a perfect compliment to an acoustic guitar. If you get stuck on anything that I can help with feel free to email me. sixgunguitars@gmail.com