It is interesting to see that Jim Hillburn is using shellack. Some time ago in this forum there was a reckomandation of using very thin hide glue and then I wondered if shellack could do the same job. I recently talked to a violin maker and he used hide glue. It would be interesting to hear if anybody has experience with both methods and tell us about it. The violin maker also used hide glue on ther maple parts. He said that the stain would not make such contrasting patterns in the maple, but he got a much better 3-D impression in the wood. Of course the glue must be sanded afterwards.
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