Interesting discussion. I love shellac and it's my go-to finish on furniture
where moisture is not an issue.

At least the way I end up working with garden tools, however, water is often
part of the equation. If I were going to use a film finish on garden tools, then
I'd use a thinned varnish, I think. For the most part, I use  galoot lube (BLO,
beeswax, Mineral spirits) on the wood and metal parts of my outdoor tools. Easy
to reapply as needed, resists water, makes handles smooth.

Cheers,
John

> Scott, Frank,
> 
>> On Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 11:50 AM, scott grandstaff  wrote:
>> I will be interested to hear how many seasons you get from the shellac
>> finish.
> 
> I'd also be interested to know this about shellac.