Kiwi Reader Debunks ‘Expired’ Exploding Shellac

Kiwi Reader Debunks ‘Expired’ Exploding Shellac

After reading the Readers Response on exploding shellac, Donald McNally wrote from New Zealand that he’d never heard of a “use-by” date on any shellac/alcohol mix. With over half a century of experience in the industry, he thinks the real culprit was the sun, which could heat up the mixture sufficiently to explode the container.

We got a couple of reactions to our Re-sawing Wood Without a Band Saw article. Mike Baker described how he starts his re-sawing on his table saw and when the blade won’t go any higher, he puts spacers in one side of the kerf and positions the board in a vise. He then finishes the re-sawing with his Sawzall (reciprocating saw) with his longest pruning blade. Then it’s on to the planer. Curt Harms thought that the original poster should reconsider and get a band saw & since a 12″ Craftsman (with riser blocks) will re-saw quite nicely and might come closer to solving his economic and space limitations.

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