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This is the final video in a series about Refinishing a 1930s era Heywood Wakefield, Dresser. 
People who have watched my videos are going to be surprised that I’m not babbling all the way through it but I got a day of weather that was a little bit cooler than I wanted but pretty close to perfect minus some extra wind.
I started to gather my things to document it and to set up for the actual finishing part of it and I just ran with the idea that it should be the work so somebody that’s thinking about working on a Heywood Wakefield or refinishing furniture in general and hasn’t done it before can get an idea for the planning, the time it takes, and see how there is a bit of a rhythm to getting through the work itself.
Minor details are the cart that I used was just a sheet of plywood about 2’ x 3 1/2’ on large casters which is necessary because I roll my furniture out the front door from a space by the stairs and along my alley into the driveway when the weather’s cooperating. 
I had some old seal coat which is wax free shellac that has a slightly warm tone to it and so that is the one that is in the glass container with the cap. I really like that container and I got it from IKEA.
The glass bowl makes me a little nervous about traveling around with it because of breakage issues but I love the way that the cap tightens down so it’s airtight.
The other shellac is the big box shellac, which is a clear or very light blonde shellac with a little bit of wax added. I checked with a local refinishing expert and he said that he has never had a problem putting another finish onto that shellac even though it has wax.
If you’re looking for a wax free shellac, the Sealcoat product is the one that will soak into the wood and help even out your finishing.projects. 
The little pad I had made from some other finishing project where I didn’t need it, so I left it in a takeout container.
I went to the fabric store nearby and picked up some hundred percent cotton filler or batting material and then I picked up 100% cotton cloth from a bolt they had in their cotton section. Total cost for everything was about five dollars.
And what I did with the dresser is essentially a French Polish.  There’s a pretty terrific video about making what’s called a fad or cotton wiping pad and how to apply the shellac that is going to answer 99% of the questions out there about what I was doing with a video. You can watch today if you wish.
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