Post #428436 by Benzart on Mon, Jan 12, 2009 5:43 PM

Lookin good Davee and getting better by the tiki. I find for the first few coats, just plain Shellac works best for me because it dries very fast, you can put in on fairly thick and then sand it down before the next coat. You can layer 3 coats in a couple hours , sanding between (Important for nice finish!) coats. Then follow that up with 3more coats of varnish, poly or whatever you want, Sanding between coats and letting it dry according to mfg recommendations. Make SURE you don't Glop the spar on,, just coat it as Thinly as possible with the brush, very dry but total coverage. When you finish the last coat, don't sand, just let it dry and you will have a purely beautiful finish that looks like it grew on the piece.
Hope this helps and remember, this is just One method as there are a dozen methods for every dozen carvers. :P