Wine (alcohol) bottle stopper

[Jeff Hamilton Jr.]

I have recently turned a bottle stopper (walnut burl) and used BLO and garnet shellac to bring out the color and figure of the wood (which it did wonderfully.)

However, given shellac's dislike of alcohol, I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions for a "final" coat?

Light spray of lacquer?

A coat or two of CA (like a pen)?

Other?

Thanks for any help.

jeff

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Jeff,

My favorite finish for bottlestoppers is....BLO....frictioned........dewaxed shellac....frictioned......Deft brushing lacquer......................frictioned.

When the bottlestopper comes off the lathe it's finished....but.....yes sprayed lacquer would do fine too.

[Jeff Hamilton Jr.]

Thank you Ken. I'm with you on the first two parts . . . guess I might as well just keep going and friction polish the rest.

[Steve Schoene]

you aren't going to soak the stopper in wine. Shellac will be fine as a top coat.