26-08-2011, 09:07 PM
Thanks Guys,
David, the finish is just shellac - but instead of the traditional french polishing technique I used a technique I saw on YouTube first used by US furniture markers in the 19th century. The shellac is brushed on - four or five coats - and allowed to dry. It is then sanded with various grits until the desired level of finish is achieved. I used a similar approach to my last project where I didn't remove all of the scratches thus getting a nice finish but with some suggestion of age as well. The last project used water based lacquer - this one was shellac. The test will now be to see how this finish lasts over time.
Thanks for the tip re painting the knobs - I'll definitely give that a go.
Obviously I forgot to mention that my whole house is enclosed in a Faraday cage. In general the range of the transmitter just about gets to the other end of my place - the house has very thick walls. Unlike your average WIFI access point which will happily radiate up and down the street representing a major security weakness for those folks who don't bother to secure them properly.
When I have time I'll see about getting some more subscribers to my YT channel.
Cheers,
John
David, the finish is just shellac - but instead of the traditional french polishing technique I used a technique I saw on YouTube first used by US furniture markers in the 19th century. The shellac is brushed on - four or five coats - and allowed to dry. It is then sanded with various grits until the desired level of finish is achieved. I used a similar approach to my last project where I didn't remove all of the scratches thus getting a nice finish but with some suggestion of age as well. The last project used water based lacquer - this one was shellac. The test will now be to see how this finish lasts over time.
Thanks for the tip re painting the knobs - I'll definitely give that a go.
Obviously I forgot to mention that my whole house is enclosed in a Faraday cage. In general the range of the transmitter just about gets to the other end of my place - the house has very thick walls. Unlike your average WIFI access point which will happily radiate up and down the street representing a major security weakness for those folks who don't bother to secure them properly.
When I have time I'll see about getting some more subscribers to my YT channel.
Cheers,
John
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