Additional rooms were added on in the early to mid 1800s.
Shellac on pine floors.
Varnish and shellac are two of the most commonly used pine wood finishes on the market today.
I ve been so used to living with modern 1930s and after hardwood floors that i didn t realize how much i had to learn about pumpkin pine wood floors that are 240 years old or so.
The oldest part of our colonial farmhouse dates back to the 1780s.
Shellac is a versatile non toxic wood finish that enhances the natural grain while adding smoothness without the plastic like qualities of polyurethane or lacquer.
Varnish is typically heavier than shellac and will usually require only one maybe two coats to finish.
As wear occurs on the floor the finish not the wood is worn away.
Water softens shellac and can damage the wood underneath.
Shellac can appear glossier than varnish but requires several coats to achieve that high shine finish.
It s good for bookcases desks side tables and picture frames anything that won t be exposed to extremes.
Minwax polycrylic is an example of a fortified water based polyurethane than can stand up a bit better to rough conditions.
For you purposes at least 5 6 coats of shellac can be brushed or rolled on to a well sanded pine floor.
As with shellac water based polyurethane won t hold up well to heat and chemicals.
How to apply shellac shellac is a beautiful finish over every kind of wood imaginable including oak pine cherry mahogany birch chestnut maple as well as exotic and tropical woods such as ipe cocobolo australian cypress.
Woodworkers and floor finishers often mix clear and amber when using new shellac to match older shellacked surfaces.
The most natural but least water resistant film finish is shellac.
When you touch the floor you are really touching the finish.
Made from flakes of resin.
Shellac is made from the excretions of the lac bug in india and is picked by.
These types of finishes include shellac and varnish and more modern coatings such as swedish finishes and polyurethanes.