sounds like you found the zen of it!

nothing sucks quite like sanding end grain. patience badge earned - well done!

that’s great to hear and thanks for taking the time to post a follow up! that’s mighty lemmy of you ;)

got any pics to share?

you probably know this already, but one of the nice things about hide glue is that it doesn’t show up in the finish if you don’t clean it up perfectly the way PVA glues do. of course, you may have more limited access after glue up like Bradley said.

one idea -full disclosure, I’ve never tried this - would be to apply a layer of hide glue as a masking agent. since hide glue is reversible, and assuming you’ll have good access to the masked area after you apply the oil finish, you should be able to remove that high glue with heat and moisture after you’re finish is applied.

old school! just like paul sellers!

never heard of red heart. is that the same as paduk?

you can use denatured alcohol as a solvent to strip the shellac later. might be a better option than trying to burn through the shellac

ever try hide glue? I’m using it more and more precisely because it doesn’t show up in the finish.

any thoughts on some other sort of remote data backup just in case of fire, water damage, etc? years ago I moved is off of our nas for this reason but at this point on I’m really not happy with Googles process and crappy photos software. I wouldn’t mind moving back to NAS with some cheaper no frills remote backup just in case