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You must be using a different kind of shellac to what Im used to then :D I certainly would not be tempted to repair a grindstone with anything if its broken get a new one Shellac was good for sealing naptha stains and then build a finish with sanding sealer(if you try sanding sealer without the...

If "the finish needs to be tough and waterproof" shellacs not going to help

Whats the reccomended re-coat time with plasti-kote? 2 light coats are better than 1 heavy coat. In all honesty its sounds like an adhesion problem, the suface has nt adhered to the wood, it will still dry but the 2nd coat has delaminated the first coat in places like you say, if you can get...

Never had a lot of faith in the green (water washable) Nitromors the yellow Original is far superior in my experience You'll find its cheaper to buy from a Crown or Dulux trade center

Always found its thin enough to use straight from the tin

Liming paste is pretty much standard from suppliers these days, ready to use staight from the tin very smooth almost like white custard LOL. Originally it was lime in powder form, scrubbed on with a damp coarse rag dipped into the lime powder and worked across the grain and then when dried...

Your quite correct on bare oak :) but when liming I always seal the surface first to stop it discolouring the wood and the lime then fills the grain leaving it white

Morrells do it in various colours, sprayed on and dries practically instantly as a powder. Using a dry colour mop/fine brush lightly go over the highlights to remove excess leaving the powder in the grain and depth of moulding and corners the final coat over the top of whats left on

Spirit Patina is a meths based spirit (obviously) in which spirit based stains(powder) is dissolved to the desired colour its sprayed on to the piece(drying almost instantly like a powder)after first sealing and can be either wiped off with a dry cloth or a dry colour mop across the grain...

White Patina would speed the job up

Awesome ripple effect on it, IMO it would look twice as good on a mirrored base Good Luck Yellowbelly

Absolutely Awesome piece Which in my mind raises a couple of questions (hope you dont mind) 1st Obviously a lot of thought has gone into this piece, Do you consider yourself as a woodturner or an artist with the pieces you do? 2nd What kind of dog have you got?

did n't the gun come with a spanner? that will fit every nut on your gun. Remove the needle first, the lower control of the two at the rear of the gun, to avoid damaging the needle or/and fluid tip,

you could try Silver Nitrate to stain the oak Silver Nitrate is used on Sycamore to produce Silver Harewood

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+1 for elm

The spirit Patina that I reccomended completely covers the cue and is then wiped off leaving the patina in the depth of the grain

Good Luck with the Celtic knots they're endless :lol:

Oh sorry I take it that you have nt actually done a cue yet then? But you tell me about the enhanced finish. I have done cues, snooker tables, roller scoreboards and cue stands going back to the early 60's when all cues were one piece either maple or hickory spliced with rosewood and ebony My...

Excellent the grain lends itself well to the knot