How does one improve on the durability of a shellac french polish finish?

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Srick
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Re: How does one improve on the durability of a shellac french polish finish?

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Kathy Matsushita has a nice series about French polishing. Just do yourself a favor and increase the video speed to 1.5 x - there’s no need to watch every moment. BUT, having watched many, many FP videos, i found her hints and observations to be extremely helpful.
https://youtu.be/d6E-h1g2mIs?si=saX4EScDTbUqc6NC
And you know there's a YouTube video of a guy in Mexico who builds a guitar only using a machete, right?
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Re: How does one improve on the durability of a shellac french polish finish?

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Kathy Matsushita
She helped me build my first guitar and introduced me to French polishing! That's my first build on her bench.
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Srick
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Re: How does one improve on the durability of a shellac french polish finish?

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rcnewcomb wrote: ↑Fri Jul 18, 2025 4:21 pm
Kathy Matsushita
She helped me build my first guitar and introduced me to French polishing! That's my first build on her bench.
Very cool!
And you know there's a YouTube video of a guy in Mexico who builds a guitar only using a machete, right?
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