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Posted By: Tim Judson (hsb09aec-pub.bellsouth.net)
In Response To: Re: various finishes (linnet)
Date: 11/4/4 09:58
There probably isn't a quick answer to your problem but, depending on the circumstance, I tend to work with either a light base stain (water based dye for lightfastness and ease of application) and / or shellac in it's natural colors of pale, orange, red, cool yellow/brown (garnet) - or adapt a pale shellac with analine dye stains. All these methods give clear color work without the use of obscuring pigment stains or glazes. However, just to confuse things, I often ginger things up with glazes. And pigments are often added to proprietary shellacs in Europe (black and red polish). If you want to shift the color tone you see, adapt the shellac with a dye stain in the complimentary color (too red, add green, too orange, add blue etc.)
By now you might have deduced that there are no short answers in wood finishing! Experience and experimentation are the key. Good written primers like Bob Flexner and Mike Dresdner's books are very handy at categorizing and demystifying things - I highly recommend them.
One thought: if you like using shellacs I would advise making your own from flake rather than relying on the very limited range available in stores. Shellac.net is a good web source and quite cheap.
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