Austin's personal instructions to me to "Finish gunstocks the Parker way".
Put 1" of shellac in a bottle and 1/8" of linseed oil on top. add a couple drops of japan drier.
Make a round pad with some wool the size of a nickel, cover with pure cotton cloth (T-shirt type). Fold pad a little larger than mouth of the bottle, shake bottle and apply to pad.
Rub finish onto stock and keep rubbing until dry (about 10 to 15 seconds). some people like a little oil on pad as well.
Ratio of oil to shellac is not critical but too much oil will give a oily surface. Oil can and should be wiped off after shellac dries.
Supposedly if you thin shellac to say 50 50 with alcohol you will get shinier surface.
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