 |
|
|
Fishing, bug spit, and windshields
However, last night made everything worth the effort. She had finished painting it, but didn't quite like the sheen. Whatever treatment she used (I know little to nothing about faux finishes - surprised I can even spell it), left it pretty dull. When she commented to me about the sheen (it's not like I'm going to criticize it), I cast my line in her direction. I mentioned that shellac would be easy to apply, raise the sheen, and protect all the hard work she put into it. She started to nibble at the hook, so I offered to get everything set up and even let her use my new 'shellac only' brush. The hook was set, so I started to carefully reel her in.
I placed the test piece (a smaller, similarly painted
project) on blocks over some cardboard and conveniently
placed all of the necessary finishing supplies nearby.
Once the boys were in bed, I described the process of
flowing the shellac off the brush while always keeping a
wet edge. She started in on the back of the piece and
quickly got the hang of it. Within no time, the fishing
was over as she was safely on the bank of the shellac
stream. She finished up the test piece much faster than
she expected and then made quick work of the island. As
I was answering her questions about the properties of
shellac, I mentioned that it's called bug spit because
it's a secretion of the lac bug. She replied, "That must
be why it's so hard to clean bugs off windshields." near Memphis, TN |
|||||
|
|
 |
My
wife commissioned me to build an island to replace our
kitchen table (don't ask). It's mostly termite barf with
a poplar face frame because it had to be built fast and
cheap. Because of the materials and timing requirement,
old tools