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9 March 2018 at 3:44 am
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clear shellac will work. Several coats with #0000 steel wool between them.
If you are using canned stuff, I prefer Sealcoat, which is dewaxed and a lighter cut ( thinner).
Work in some paste wax or beeswax at the end with more #0000. For a high shine use a carnauba wax blend of some sort.
BLO is known for darkening woods. It will darken more over time.
Your totes may be some combination of rosewood and Gonçalo Alves, which they moved to in later years.
This type study says that was when they started the red stain.
http://oldtoolheaven.com/bench/benchtypes.htm
- This reply was modified 6 years, 6 months ago by Larry Geib.
- This reply was modified 6 years, 6 months ago by Larry Geib.