What’s Happening at Other Chapters

The Northwest Woodturners in Beaverton, Oregon are meeting on February 6th. Jim Hall will be demonstrating carving. The Inland Northwest Woodturners in Spokane Valley are meeting on February 6th. The program for the evening has not yet been announced. The Southwest Idaho Woodturners are meeting on February 11th. The meeting …

Practical Finishes By Jeff Conti

practical-finishes-22-july-07-jeff-conti By Jeff Conti 22 July 2007 Topics: Shellac, Behlen’s Woodturner Finish, Wax (Renaissance and Liberon), Penetrating oils (Danish oil, Boiled Linseed oil and Teak oil) Butcher Block OIL, Walnut Oil, Hard Cellulose Nitrate Lacquer (Deft) Shellac comes from the excretions of the lac insect Kerria lacca, found in the …