Originally Posted by
Jason Zahn
- can you guys reccomend any specific dyes and/or shellac in the case that I end up going that route on this, or another piece?
Dunno what Sheldon has to say....I get the impression that he sneaks out into the wilderness at the dead of night under a new moon, and mines secret ores and collects secret flora and makes his own stuff. Kind of a Hogwarts thing, I think. Or, maybe more like the 3 Witches scene from Macbeth..........
Me - one of the proles - I use Transfast powdered dyes, mixed with water. Available at many stores, or from the source: Homestead Finishing. There are other reputable suppliers of dye as well - zero experience with them. I do have, however, experience with the liquid Transtint dyes.......and I turned to the Transfast powder some years ago, and greatly prefer them.
Personally, I make my own shellac from flakes.....also from Homestead. There is a variety of other shellac flake suppliers that have proponents here, and I have no cause to argue with them. I simply have always been very happy with the stuff I get, and have no reason to make a change.
EDIT: Oh, yeah - re: Prashun's comment on W'lox. I am more of a Behlen's Rockhard user, and from what I understand, it is even a bit more amber than the W'lox. Also, I just completed a couple curly maple hall tables dyed with vintage dk maple, and then P+L #38, which is much clearer than either. But.....I did not do as well with it - first time at bat on the #38 - it's application properties are noticeably different than the other two - to me at least - so I need more time on that horse to keep from falling off.
Last edited by Kent A Bathurst; 11-06-2012 at 3:33 PM.
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