[sdiy] paia theremax

[R. D. Davis]

Quothe harry bissell, from writings of Sun, Sep 10, 2006 at 11:13:31PM -0400:
> Yikes !!! you are going to shellac ~before~ the stain ???

According to Bulls Eye, the manufacturer of the shellac:

"A very thin mixture of shellac and alcohol can be used to condition
soft woods such as pine and fire before staining them for a uniform
and blotch-free appearance"

And from http://www.naturalhandyman.com/iip/author/zinsser/shellac2.shtm:

"Note that fir, pine and other softwoods do not absorb stain evenly and
often appear blotchy. For a more even stain appearance over these
woods, dilute shellac with alcohol according to the label directions
and brush it quickly and evenly over the surfaces to be stained. The
wash coat seals the wood pores to give controlled penetration of the
stain for a more uniform appearance."

> I don't think that will work / have never heard of doing it.

Time will tell...

> If I'm ~all wet~ about this, please enlighten me. I  think that if you
> tried the shellac as a 'sanding sealer' it would queer the stain 
> application...

The thought of using shellac first seemed most peculiar to me as well
until I did some more reading about it.  I think that I made mistake
by getting the clear (bleached) instead of the natural amber shellac,
so I'll probably return the clear and exchange it for the amber before
starting to stain the case.  

Now if I can just get this PAIA theremin to make those neat theremin
sounds like one used to hear on the old CBS Radio Mystery Theatre show
that used to air in the late evenings on WFBR in the early to mid
1970's.  The call letters for WFBR, also known as Mad Radio 13 in the
1970's---back when AM radio was more lively, stood for First Baltimore
Radio, the first radio station in Baltimore, before some creeps from
Washington DC, if I recall correctly, purchased the station and
changed the call letters.  As a child, I used to lay in bed listening
to CBS Radio Mystery Theatre at night, admiring the sound of the
theremin of course, when I was supposed to be sleeping so as to be
wide away for school in the morning, heh heh.

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