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Richard RV
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Mark,
It's always best to test finishes on some scrap pieces. Red Oak is ubiquitous and you probably have some scraps lying around. Don't over sand woods that are to be stained, particularly woods that have big differences in growth rings such as ring porous woods like red oak. Research it - 180 grit is more than enough for sanding before staining. Save the finer grits for sanding between coats. Using an initial coat of shellac will allow you to tweak things in the following coats. It's common practice in furniture refinishing and repair to use shellac as a barrier coat, allowing the following coats to be separated and/or removed if necessary. Shellac is wonderful and very forgiving, and is the basis for French Polishing, possibly the most beautiful finish ever created, but it is not water friendly. If you've ever seen white rings on a nice piece of furniture it's from someone putting down a cold drink (probably an icy gin and tonic) on the top. The condensation from the glass will create the white ring. That's why French Polished furniture is waxed. You can use any finish on top of shellac and water-based polyurethane is probably the most common.
Have fun with it.
Richard
'77 Birchaven TZE...777;
'76 Palm Beach under construction;
‘76 Edgemont waiting its turn
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