First of all, what is shellac? Shellac is not a coating you will see very often in modern houses (maybe on the antiques in the modern houses). Shellac is a resin secretion from a lac bug mixed with alcohol to protect and color wood furniture and trim. This was a popular coating, [...]

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I have been asked on several occasions why and when I should use wood conditioner. Wood conditioner is used to prepare soft wood to be stained. Soft wood generally accepts the stain that is applied to it in a fairly disorganized manner, dark in some areas then light in other areas. Wood [...]

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I was in the Habitat for Humanity ReStore a while back and saw an old 7ft oak door for sale and thought “I could make something out of that”. I purchased the door for $10, they had a door special that day. I ended up deciding to make a head board for my [...]

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