Cherry - Shellac and then BLO?

glenn bradley

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I'm making a small cherry box. My sample with BLO shows the traditional blotchiness but I like the darker look of the BLO. Can I shellac to avoid the blotchiness (1lb cut) and still BLO afterwards? I'll run a test piece but thought I'd tap the infinite wisdom of our members.
 
Glenn, I think you can, but I've really liked the look of my small cherry boxes with a few coats of shellac, followed by one of wax. BLO over shellac is supposed to be just fine too, avoiding the splotches.

Post a picture when it's done please.

Ken
 
Glenn,

IIRC one of the WW Mags. did an article on finishing cherry to avoid the blotchiness. I think they used a cherry gel stain, then did the traditional finish--shellac and top coat. The stain blended the blotch in with everything else. That's the one thing about cherry I dislike.
 
I tested the BLO after shellac. The blotchiness is gone but, the gain in color is pretty insignificant. I think I'll just go with shellac only and then wax. There'll be a thread when I'm done later this week.

Thanks All.
 
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