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Request your input on a media wall with hidden shelves
July 13, 2023

Hello Folks - I would like to construct something like the below on a long wall as a built in that protrudes from the wall (on top of the drywall)…
Boy Scout project
July 13, 2023

A local Boy Scout is planning to make some very simplerustic live edge redwood slab benches for a local nature parkin the greater Los Angeles area. The question is how…
G.F. Armor-R-Seal (Satin) Pros/Cons?
July 9, 2023

I am going to do first trial with this on a small bench that has been stained - G.F. Gel. Looking for feedback from users (or ex-users). I know that…
Repair and refinishing antiques
July 3, 2023

I recently started a project to repair and refinish an antique game/card[?] table. It is a round table with 3 legs, one of which is broken in a major way. …
Kathy Sullivan Shellac
June 24, 2023

In the latest email from Fine Woodworking there is an article by Kathy Sullivan on a modified shellac coating, using LaropalA81. Is this resin soluble in ethanol? Commercially, it seems…
Beech or Oak?
June 9, 2023

Hi all, my first post…I am in the amateur bucket, refinishing a chair. I am used to refinishing and oiling teak and walnut, but now need to move into the…
Fly in the waterlox
May 24, 2023

Hello everyone. I've been quietly reading these forums to get advice on finishing a walnut countertop with Waterlox. The information has been great and I finally got the courage up…
Birch plywood cabinet doors light specks in grain
May 24, 2023

Hi - Some years ago I did a kitchen build using Birch ply for the cabinet and drawer faces. When I finished them with oil based poly, there were considerable…
Drying/curing Danish Oil in the sun
May 16, 2023

I’m working with some curupay (Patagonian rosewoood is the name it was sold under) and I’ve discovered after applying my first coat of danish oil that the wood will darken…
French polish on small item
May 15, 2023

Morning everyone. First post. I’m finishing a ring box (3.5’’ x 3’’ x 2’’) right now that I would like to finish to a high gloss using shellac. originally I planned to…

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