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Sanded down this table which had a finish similar to the chair in pic. The end table is 27 years old, solid wood. Stain with my favorite colour, Provincial by min wax. Multiple coats of clear shellac. Three more to do.
 
Nice table Duke. Ikea gets a bad rap these days as nearly all their furniture is chipboard. About the same time your table was built we bought a pine dressing table also solid wood. It was still knockdown in construction but I glued it as I put it together and it still looks good today.
 
AndyP said:
Nice table Duke. Ikea gets a bad rap these days as nearly all their furniture is chipboard. About the same time your table was built we bought a pine dressing table also solid wood. It was still knockdown in construction but I glued it as I put it together and it still looks good today.
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My wife is asking me to refinish all the IKEA pieces. I do like simplistic look regarding some of their designs. Trying to get as much done before I hit the road on Sunday.
 
Just sent a duplicate pic, shouldn't have.
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I've never tried French polish , this wipe or brush on shellac dries very quickly.
 
Cabinetman said:
How do you apply that Zinzer shellac duke? And can it be used with a rubber to French Polish do you think?
Certainly did the job on that table.
Ian
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Sorry I didn't answer your question. I used a 1 1/2" brush. Only one left of my stock.
 
Thank you, perfect, so the wiping on with a lint free cloth I shall take to mean French Polishing.
It’s a bit of an art to do to get a really good Piano type finish, and it’s an art that I’m not interested in tbo, but getting a reasonably good attractive finish on furniture is much easier to do.
Ian
 
AndyP said:
Nice table Duke. Ikea gets a bad rap these days as nearly all their furniture is chipboard. About the same time your table was built we bought a pine dressing table also solid wood. It was still knockdown in construction but I glued it as I put it together and it still looks good today.
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Yes, the older furniture has held up well to abuse. Should outlast me.
 
Cabinetman said:
Thank you, perfect, so the wiping on with a lint free cloth I shall take to mean French Polishing.
It’s a bit of an art to do to get a really good Piano type finish, and it’s an art that I’m not interested in tbo, but getting a reasonably good attractive finish on furniture is much easier to do.
Ian
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You're not joking! French polishing a grand piano to high gloss is almost a lost art now. Very skilled and takes forever. 99.9% of modern pianos are sprayed in polyester now. It's tough, and in skilled hands (usually Polish hands in EU repair shops) it is repairable.
 
My grandfather was a French polisher before WW1 up to and after WW2 and used to do ebonising polishing. My uncle was a cabinet maker at EMI Hayes making cabinets for radios, radiograms and TVs.

I'm not sure I've inherited any of their skills.
 
my grandfather was a tool maker at EMI Hayes during WW2. He was on air raid watch on the roof of the factory when the air raid shelter where the workforce were sheltering took a direct hit.
 
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