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What finish to apply over metal leaf?

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Tim Pettigrew:
There is a very relevant piece by Richard Findley titled Going for Gold in October's issue of Woodturning (issue 336, pages 23 - 28).

Percy:
Thanks for all the help. In the end I went for thinned shellac as a sanding sealer, then applied the gold leaf, and then more shellac over the top. I don't usually use shellac on turned pieces as it is a bit too glossy, so I took a little of the sheen off with 0000 steel wool. I was a little gripped the steel wool would damage the gold leaf, but I was gentle and it was fine. I've added a picture, although it doesn't really do the gold bits justice. They really catch the light and look great.
I don't usually use gold leaf, but I found I had a bit left over from a job making ring boxes from a few years ago so I thought I would experiment. The idea for the decoration came from Hayley Smith's bowl that is in the Ray Key Collaborations book.

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