Subject: Finish for mahogany table with inlay banding

From: [email-masked] (Doug Green)
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 1997 10:31:26 -0500

OK, the banding is in and the sanding is done.  It's a mahogany table -
sort of a cross between a huntboard and a sideboard.   What finish do I
use - and how  (yes, I realize this issue should have been resolved before
construction began, but better to ask now than to have to ask about
un-doing some mess).

My intention has been to put a couple of coats of thinned shellac on the
banding to protect it, then stain the mahogany with Bartley's gel stain,
and then a final varish top coat.   But when I look at my arthritic hands
and try to figure out how to put shellac on the banding without getting it
on the surrounding wood, I wonder if there's an alternative I haven't
considered.

Suggestions greatly appreciated.

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From: [email-masked] (Michael John Hide)
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 1997 17:36:55 GMT

[email-masked] (Doug Green) wrote:

;OK, the banding is in and the sanding is done.  It's a mahogany table
-
;sort of a cross between a huntboard and a sideboard.   What finish do
I
;use - and how  (yes, I realize this issue should have been resolved
before
;construction began, but better to ask now than to have to ask about
;un-doing some mess).

;My intention has been to put a couple of coats of thinned shellac on
the
;banding to protect it, then stain the mahogany with Bartley's gel
stain,
;and then a final varish top coat.   But when I look at my arthritic
hands
;and try to figure out how to put shellac on the banding without
getting it
;on the surrounding wood, I wonder if there's an alternative I haven't
;considered.

;Suggestions greatly appreciated.

Doug what kind of inlay are you using ,is it light in colour or is
there little contrast,also the stain you intend to use ,is it brown or
red mahogany?
                         mjh

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From: [email-masked] (Doug Green)
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 1997 12:50:20 -0500

In article <[email-masked]>, [email-masked]

> there little contrast,also the stain you intend to use ,is it brown or
The inlay (from Woodcraft Supply) is a geometric pattern - kind of like a
sideways checkerboard - light and dark, with a very fine light edge.   I
plan to use the drown mahogany stain so the tone will match other pieces
in the room.