Originally Posted by
Scott Holmes
On walnut I like to apply a light coat of dewaxed garnet shellac then apply the top coat. To my eye the garnet really enhances the look of the walnut.
Absolutely. The first time I used the garnet shellac on walnut, I wanted to go back to a previous piece, strip it, and redo it.
Sanity prevailed, of course. But still - I always do that now. Some guys use orange dye. I mean orange dye. I might try that next walnut project.
When I started woodworking, I didn't know squat. I have progressed in 30 years - now I do know squat.