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topcoat for kitchen cabinets
May 8, 2008

I have built mahogany kitchen cabinets and now need to choose a finish. Considering sealing with shellac and then staining with an oil base stain. Seems like everyone sprays lacquer…
veneering
May 6, 2008

My first big project; perhaps too ambitious, but I want to try it. I purchased plans for a Morris chair from FWW. The instructions tell me to use 1/8 inch…
purple heart
May 6, 2008

I'm making a jewlery box out of purple heart. Any suggestions as to what would be a good finish. I was told that two coats of tung oil sanded with…
Hot-Rod Your Varnish Question
May 3, 2008

Peter Like all things that seem simple at first things get complicated quickly. Case and point is Roland Johnson's recent article Hot-Rod Your Varnish. He recommends Tung Oil as part…
Fill nail holes
May 1, 2008

I installed knotty pine trim inside my home. How do I fill the nail holes so that they will blend with the rest of the wood when I stain? In…
Shellac prior to woodfilling on mahogony
May 1, 2008

Peter, based on a couple articles I read, I applied a light coat of Shellac (thinned to 2 lb cut) on a table top as the step prior to applying…
Botched Stain Job
April 29, 2008

Hello Peter ... I am supposed to be doing a light touch-up job to some kitchen cabinets (you know hide all the 15 years of scratches). For some reason I…
Finishing Baltic Birch Plywood
April 29, 2008

Hello, I am building a toy box out of birch plywood, with some ash as the hardwood trim. I plan on staining it, but not sure what to do after…
Oil /varnish/natural turpentine finish
April 24, 2008

I have a bookcase to finish during a period when it's too cold here to spray lacquer outdoors (and indoors isn't an option). I'm tempted to try Roland Johnson's recipe…
tung oil for kitchen floor
April 24, 2008

I recently purchased reclaimed wood for a kitchen floor. The source of the wood-a mixed hardwood-recommends tung oil and in fact referred me to a source that wanted to charge…

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