STL223: Mike Mascelli knows more about finishing than you do

Question 1:

Hi Guys,
I’m finishing up a brand new small store in my yard. I’ve put in duel pane home windows and am finishing up insulating the partitions and ceiling. I intend to put in a vented gasoline wall heater to heat it within the winter. I plan to warmth to about 50 levels within the winter. What I’m questioning is whether or not that’s heat sufficient to placed on end? Most of my finishes shall be shellac or varnish whereas portray store furnishings. Do I want to show up the warmth when finishing? I actually get pleasure from listening to the podcast.
Thanks,
Bob

Question 2:

I lately completed a farmhouse desk utilizing reclaimed pine (beams and 2x4s from taking down a wall in our 40s cape cod). I wished to provide the wooden an previous tone and selected some amber shellac as a substitute of determining conditioning and conserving stain from splotching. I now notice my canned shellac was most likely 6-Eight years previous (and that it had exceeded is shelf life). The first meal eaten on the desk has brought about heat (scorching) plates to “melt” the end inflicting marks and placemats to stay, chilly glasses to ring, & fingerprints and marks from basic contact.

I do know now that that previous shellac was a mistake, and perhaps even shellac typically for a eating desk. Can I salvage the end with a coat of two of contemporary shellac and make it more durable and fewer vulnerable to scorching plates and chilly glasses leaving marks? Can I place a more durable clear high coat that may adhere to the waxed shellac? Or am I caught with eradicating it and beginning the end course of throughout?

Thanks
Jason

Question 3:
Hi Shop Talk,

I do know that Mike and Bob Van Dyke are massive followers of including prolonged plexi-glass bases on routers. Can you share more about why they’re so useful, and the way we would go about doing this at house? What is the thickness of the plastic? Does it come from the house heart, or do we have to get pre-drilled common bases from woodworking suppliers (which might be costly). Are the routers heart on the prolonged base or favored to 1 aspect and high or backside?

Thanks! Stay protected on the market.

Chris

Question 4:

Hi Guys,
I’ve been relistening to a few of the previous episodes. In #59 a query was requested about evaluating Danish oil and wiping varnish. One of the statements talked about “real varnish”. I used to be questioning what “real varnish” means. Enjoy your program immensely.
Thanks,
Bob

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