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match red oak with white oak
June 29, 2008

I need to make some red oak stair treads match the white oak in the rest of a house. Any ideas on the best way to achieve this will be…
Maple finish
June 29, 2008

I have used thinned varnish wiped on and it always seems to yellow over time. I am about to finish a maple piece and like the simplicity of wiped on…
Finishing a mural cupboard
June 29, 2008

Hi Peter, it's me again! I would be grateful for your advice on the best options for finishing the mural corner cupboard in the attached photos. This cupboard was one of…
blotchy surface for refinishing
June 27, 2008

I have a cedar chest that I have stripped. The existing finish was in very poor repair and much of it was missing. When stripped it appears blotchy. How can…
Trouble w/shellac finish on Cherry
June 23, 2008

Hi, I am just finishing a Greene & Greene style entry bench in cherry. I used a dye stain first after raising the grain and sanding it down. This was…
White in pores of Mahogany
June 23, 2008

Peter, I have been following the steps you suggest in your article re finishing Mahogany for a chest of drawers I built. I mixed the filler with the oil…
shellac on cherry flooring
June 20, 2008

peter, i'm a carpenter and builder and have just recently started experimenting with shellac finishes on hardwood flooring (garnet on cherry.) i've read all the pros and cons, strained out…
Cherry topcoat
June 17, 2008

Peter, I'm building a dresser with cherry lumber and cherry plywood. For the finish, I'm getting clear grain and consistent tint with one coat of Minwax cherry stain (oil-based)…
Mahogony Finish with Maple Inlay
June 12, 2008

Peter, I am close to completing a sideboard project made of mahogony. I created an inlay pattern on the apron of the sideboard using maple (see attached photo). When I…
water based finish w/ turbine
June 10, 2008

I'm just beginning to experiment with spray finishing, and I borrowed a friend's turbine system. I want to use it to spray a water-based clear coat, but someone told me…

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