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This may end up just being a mystery. I did clean the drawers quite well so no visible mothballs; perhaps some leftover residue in the joints had some bad reaction with the shellac. It is just...

I actually used the Zinsser Spray Shellac this time. Two coats.

To answer the questions some of you had..
1. The drawers are dry, not sticky/tacky at all
2. I waited about an hour between coats. I'm pretty sure I followed the instructions on the can and...

Yes, it's been about a week and a half and I leave the drawers open all day. The dining room smells like a distillery. So I will keep them open and hope it goes away. I would have chalked it up to...

Hello,
I like to convert old industrial items into pieces of furniture and use a lot of old trunks, tool boxes, workbenches to do so. Some of these items can have a musty odor inside of them...

I've used the Vermont Natural Coatings product on a variety of projects (all interior though) and I like it. In terms of water based poly type products, I've found this one pretty easy to work with....

Thanks for the suggestions everyone. I ended up calling System Three and asked for their recommendation as well and they suggested one of their products called "Clear Coat Epoxy", which I was able...

Hello,
I'm currently building a farm table out of some reclaimed fir beams and some of them have some large checks/splits and cracked knots that I want to reinforce with some epoxy. This wood is...

Thanks for the advice Mac. I typically cut 3/4 to 1 1/2 inch material but every now again it's something a bit thicker....but overall, I don't think I'm trying to force anything through that the saw...

Hello folks,

I have a Bosch 4000 table saw on their gravity rise stand that I originally purchased for various remodeling tasks around my house. Now that my interests have shifted to...

Hi Dave,
I recently posted a similar thread regarding some reclaimed Cypress I purchased before I knew it was saturated with some sort of industrial solution/lubricant. The main recommended...

Thanks for the input Scott, that's a huge relief. There were definitely no spots I could dig out w/ my finger so I'll keep the rest of my fingers crossed that I am in the clear.
Cheers,
Scott

Thanks for the helpful advice. This table will likely not be around kids with any regularity and I don't see too many circumstances of anyone eating directly off it. But for precautionary measures,...

Hello, I've not worked with live edge slabs before, but just completed my first project, which is a bench with some nicely figured spalted maple. After cleaning up the edges and sanding, sanding and...

Hello,

This is my first post to Sawmill Creek so apologies if I've posted this in the wrong place. But here's the question I have...

I recently purchased some cypress lumber from a reclaimed...