Shellac as a Stain Retarder

[Paul Canaris]

I will be staining doors made from pine and want to avoid the blotchy look that is so easy to achieve with that wood.
I have never tried it, but heard you can use Shellac as a sealer coat prior to applying the stain.
So my questions are:
1. What pound cut?
2. A single coat or multiple coats?
3. Sand after or between coats?
4. How long to wait after last coat of shellac before applying the stain?

[Larry Reimer]

Paul, yes I've tried that before with good results. Used a one pound cut, one coat, let dry overnight, rubbed down with 0000 steel wool and then went to the stain.

[Tom Saurer]

Make sure you use dewaxed shellac if you're going to put poly over the top.

[Paul Canaris]

Make sure you use dewaxed shellac if you're going to put poly over the top.

Tom, I was going to apply marine varnish over the top, does it matter if it's dewaxed then?