estebanana -> RE: Sawyers shop- Japanese Horse Chestnut cutting (May 4 2023 15:43:28)
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There are differences between lots in shellac. I’ve noticed garnets can have different qualities including going to yellow tint. I’ve had deep red ‘ruby garnet’ that at the time I didn’t have a use for, but now wouldn’t mind having. Bysahki tends to brown Amber Seedlac orange-ish Button lac Kusmi can be milky amber brown, I find it difficult to clear up. Much filtering and losing material, I’ve relegated my batch to other uses in priming wood. I use various dewaxed blondes, super blond, blonde, and other grades called dark blondes. I use them for a base. I have no use or faith in the ultra clear shellac called ‘platinum’ or clear, it means they’re adulterated to hell. 😂 From a good light dewaxed blonde I add the garnet stock I have and it can tint a red color nicely, but I’m not looking for red reds, jyy it tinting that way to get it darker. On rosewood I don’t bother and stay with super blonde, the lighter woods like cypress and maple get my color sense attention. So here’s a method that most French polish purists either don’t know or won’t admit to, using aniline dye in blonde or garnet can turn the corner to that ruby red you may want. Experiment with that. Make a sampler board and smear it on. A good brownish Amber honey color is wonderful if you can mix it. If you can’t get it with regular blond wit seedlac or garnet, try aniline dye. There’s a lot of earth pigment to choose from depending on your idea of brown. But here’s the catch with dyes, they don’t have the clarity of straight shellac, they have a tiny or possibly very perceivable effect on clarity. Mileage varies ….
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