GG's

I've purchased my first two pounds of shellac for which I'm told is probably a 
lifetime supply. I got 1lb. blond, 1lb. orange and two quarts of denatured 
alcohol. I didn't get any garnet, but this can be easily remedied with another 
trip down to TFWW. I'm hoping that shellac will be relatively odorless and I 
won't have any problems in my unventilated basement shop. Swmbo is 
ultrasensitive to chemical smells and doesn't want to see me get anymore 
dainbramaged than already am I is either. 

I've located a mill about 60 miles from my house and I hope to make a visit 
for some project wood real soon. That and some vacation time to be spent at 
home over the holidays and I might actually complete a project real soon. Lord 
knows I've been fettling and restoring enough tools over the past year that 
actually completing something might bring more than a raised eyebrow and a 
sigh when I get all excited over some new tool.

So first I guess I need a little mill etiquete. They have dry or green lumber 
available with the more variety being green. For air dried S2S and S4S they 
have a moisture meeter available for my use. My choices for air dried are 
walnut, red oak, maple, black locust, sycamore. cherry, apple, ash, hickory to 
name a few and 55 more species available green. So I guess I need to have a 
good idea of what I want before I get there. I'm not sure what species are 
limited in size/thickness and so on. Perhaps I should just look for what 
appeals to me and start from there. Should I be looking for 5/4, 6/4, 8/4? 

So's assuming I finish a project, what are some tips to get me started with 
shellac and how do I know which types go best with the color/species of wood 
I'm finishing? I could also use a little help with application and storage.

Totally clueless
Jonathan