Until now I've been using premixed shellac. I think those days are done. Having just finished a knife for my dad, I'm sold on the idea of mixing shellac flakes.
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| For a 1 pound cut, I want to use half an ounce of flakes to 4 ounces of alcohol. |
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| Getting the alcohol measured out. |
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| These mustard jars are some of my favorites for mixing stuff. |
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| A little while later, the flakes have dissolved. |
I've been using Behlen's up until now. I really like it. This one pound cut seems to build up a bit quicker on my knife handles. As much as I like the Behlen's, I believe I'll be using the home mixed shellac for now on.
Don Williams uses Everclear grain alcohol, the 190 proof drinking stuff to dissolve his flakes. I'm thinking of going back to mixing my own - I stopped because the price of flakes went through the roof.
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