French Polishing Burl

[woodnick]

Has anyone put a French Polish on a piece of burl?
Are there any special things to do to the burl?

 

[jeff...]

Picture of the burl is required :-D

 

[sapwood]

Picture of the burl is required :-D

Burl Ives

Sorry, Woodnick. I know this doesn't help but I just couldn't resist :eusa_sile

Roger

 

[striker]

I can't say I"ve polished out burl before but I've done curly wood and end grain. I don't know that burl would be much different- just more elbow grease working the shellac into the grain.

Stephen

 

[woodnick]

Jeff
Here is a picture of the table top I'm going to polish. It's Eucalyptus burl book matched 18" square. Thank's Nick

 

[jglord]

In Bob Flexner's terms, French Polishing is a build finish - i.e. the beautiful smooth shine comes from multiple layers built-up to a smooth surface and polished to the desired sheen.

In the case of burl, do you really want to fill all the nooks and crannies (just had an english muffin)? Your table top does not look all that rough, but you may still want to consider what effect you'll have if you fill all the spaces. IMHO - it will probably look great!

Here's a couple of links on technique:

Getwoodworking.com

Padding Shellac