Another Wooden Disc I Made (Orc-like)

[bobasaurus]

Seems like quality work - looks magnificent. The play by play helps to show how much work's involved, so I can't imagine you'd do it on the cheap.

I hope a few TD's contact you for some of these.

Thanks for the encouragement. A few folks have messaged me, though none have bitten on the offer yet (the price is kind of a lot to swallow when discs are normally so cheap). That's okay, though... this isn't my day job, and I prefer working on my own projects in my free time. I'm almost done making a sweet wooden tool chest with 7 drawers, an awesome wooden hinged top, and lots of dovetail joinery.

 

[bobasaurus]

Oh....also. As far as shellac and urethane goes, it's generally a bad idea altogether. If there's a urethane on the market now that will cure properly over a shellac coat, it still may have troubles later on as moisture penetrates the poly...probably would cause clouding if not a separation between finish coats. The wax in shellac is obviously an issue, but there are fundamentals of shellac itself that are just kind of finicky. There's a reason they don't really use it much anymore except for period-correct projects.

Makes sense... I'll avoid mixing the two. I might have to learn more about finishing someday, but I have such good success with the basic wipe-on poly that I haven't taken the jump. Even if it doesn't cure right, a few wipes with mineral spirits and it's good to go. Thanks for the advice on all the finishing techniques. You seem to know quite a lot about it.