Post #513706 by TikiMango on Fri, Feb 26, 2010 3:20 PM

Jerome, thanks for peeking in and finding me on Facebook. We always have to wait on the women...

TikiG, Little Lost Tiki, Coco Joe, Iokona Ki'i, and Lake Surfer... thanks for the visit and comments. Youz is all ohana!

Benzart and TheBigT, it sounds like I made the "less correct" choice with the polyurethane. If you guys enjoy the lacquer, and there's a "next time" for something similar to this project I'll be sure to switch to lacquer! As I said (somewhat incompletely) above, I was torn between poly, varnish, and lacquer. Varnish seemed a bit messy or Old School in my mind, and I really dislike the smell of lacquers so I went with the poly. This was all new to me, and one can only read so many random Google returns... I'm not sure which one offers the "hardest" finish, as I know basswood is soft, and I wanted to protect it as best as I could.

Thanks for your advice, I suppose I could've saved myself some "pain and suffering" if I had asked a few questions of the Kumu on these forums from the start, but where's the "fun" in that!? Some of Life's lessons stick better after drawing a bit of blood. Mahalo!