Shellac How To Make Food Safe Wood Finish Video

Shellac How To Make Food Safe Wood Finish Video
Make your own Food Safe finish with Huge Benefits!

Making your own food-safe natural shellac avoids excessive and sometimes harmful additives and chemicals. Not only that, but shellac should be a "tool" in every woodturner's arsenal of tools. Watch this video to learn why.

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Here are some items shared in this video and product links for each:

Dewaxed Blonde Shellac Flakes

Dewaxed Orange Shellac Flakes

Dewaxed Garnet Shellac Flakes

Denatured Alcohol

Precision Digital Scale

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[boooshes]

Been making and using shellac for decades. Moved to using grain alcohol instead of denatured many years ago. It starts non toxic, produces a more stable shellac, and smells better. No copper sulphate, methanol pyridine, or other fun stuff.

[Casenundra]

Thanks for the shellac mix chart. It's just what I needed.

[racheldray]

Thanks for this. I've ordered the flakes and will be making it shortly

[richarddominguez]

Didn't realize that making one's own shellac was so simple and versatile. Thank you!

[Sidswoodworkingprojects]

I've never made it like yours. I usually use the liquid shellac with denatured alcohol and either mineral oil for more of a clear finish or boiled linseed oil for a little darker finish. Apply it as a friction polish with the lathe on. Apply it until the paper towel heats up and it's dry and your done. I like your way for hardening the fibers. Thanks for sharing.

[davidmallett]

I just watched your video on Shellac. Glad I watched it, plan on making some soon. I actually have been watching a lot of you videos and find them extremally helpful.

[bestevidencevideo]

never made my own but just ordered the flakes to make my own. so glad I found your channel last week

[believethebible]

After finding out about shellac from Paul Sellers, I began doing what you do. he commercially prepared shellac at the box stores stopped stamping production dates, and shellac has a shelf life. I have had some finishes fail to cure because they were old. I like a 1# cut better than the more viscous 2# cut. Although it takes more coats, it seems to be more forgiving. TYou probably mentioned this while I was typing this comment, but shellac can be used as a base coat over knots to prevent resin from seeping through paint, just as long as the shellac flakes you buy are "dewaxed". I have found shellac to be nice and tough on furniture--I even refinished some wooden stair treads with just shellac three years ago and it's still going strong. No need for respirators or risk of lacquered nose hairs, shellac is my go to for nearly everything. It shows the wood surface without looking like a plastic finish. If you want a high shine finish with shellac, French polishing is always an option.
Thanks for the video extolling the virtues shellac!

[longdriver]

I make my shellac like you showed. I even buy my flakes from the Shellac Shack.I mix up a 1lb cut and a 2lb cut for my sanding sealer.

[KMFWR]

Best woodturner video channel to learn on on all of YouTube on my opinion! Not only is he amazing, he actually cares about those that purchase his products. I've had a couple of email chains with him now!

Thank you for what you do!

Finishing is the absolute worst part of the process for me. I absolutely stink at not having chipping while hollowing and then getting impatient during the finishing process.
I'm going to try this shellac to help give some boxelder a bit more rigidity for a scrape finish. I would give a lot to go to a class by you in person.
Know you are appreciated!

[tahliel]

I learned to mix and use shellac in high school for fine art. Im here 20 years later to learn how to use it on wood 😊

[mikeboutilier]

This is great information as I am waiting for my first lathe to arrive

[ianabbott]

I have been using this method for a couple of years, It's my base coat for my favorite finish. I always store my unused flakes in the refrigerator to keep them as fresh as possible as a 1lb bag lasts a long time.

[rogerdirkx.]

Kurt, I’ve watched many of your videos, you do a great job explaining a lot of these situations about turning. I’ve learned a lot. Thanks. Roger D.

[jude]

Been making and using a 3lb cut for years applying in a French polish approach technique. Thanks for sharing 👍

[BravoKiloZulu]

I have learned that my first half assed attempt to make something is always superior quality than the purchasable products on the shelf.

[hankhorn]

Been making and using shellac for years, all colors and cuts. You’re right about the clarity and convenience. Years ago I did quite a lot of antique restoration. French polish technique lends itself to turning beautifully. Loving your videos.

[jjwpod]

Thanks for your videos. I’m learning a lot. I’m on my second jar of homemade shellac. Thanks again for your instructions.

[georgecorreia]

Very informative lesson on shellac. I will be making some and giving it a try now. Thanks very much!

[exoticmanzanita]

Thank u kent....I appreciate all your experience. Your videos are awesome. Im a wood turrner as well. Lots of madrone here. And I have 30 waulnut burls that I have slabed for turning urns. Im gonna make some shellac. Apreaciate you turning abilities will now reach the outer limits because I got a great instructor like yourself. Thanks its chad.
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