Red maple hollow form #2

That tight burl eye figure is phenomenal!

Beautiful!

Score!

tell us more about the finishing technique. Super!

Nailed it Jaramiah!

Alan Weinberg said:

tell us more about the finishing technique. Super!

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I like to apply the shellac by hand while the piece is still on the lathe. To ensure even application, I apply each coat from the rim to the foot in one pass. I like the foot of most pieces to be much smaller than the diameter of the chuck, so when I reverse chuck to finish shaping the bottom, I turn the tenon down to about 3/4” so that I can grab it with pen jaws. That allows me room to apply the shellac all the way to the foot. I use a 1 lbs cut and apply with 100% cotton cloth with the lathe spinning at ~200 rpm. I’ll usually sand with 800 grit every three or four coats to smooth out any imperfections.