I’m working on finishing the Handcut Dovetail Hope Chest that I discussed several posts ago. In class, we used Shellac to finish the interior (ok, pre-finish). I’ve not used Shellac really. It seems like a really interesting finish and can provide some color to the work without the over powering nature of some dyes and stains.
Shellac is a finish that you try and mix what you need for the project as it has a more limited shelf life than some other finishes. My current issue, is how do you determine how much finish to mix up to have minimal waste (always have to mix a bit more than you need because it would be bad to not have enough)?
For me, it’s a guessing game as I don’t have any experience to tell me what to do. If there are any readers with experience with Shellac and can give me some insight, I’d love to hear about it.
