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Walnut and Elm Burl Finish
January 15, 2008

Hello Peter,   I am building a coffee table of walnut with a top of Carpathian Elm Burl. To match other furniture in the room, I would like the…
Finishing cherry kitchen cabinets
January 11, 2008

I'm helping a friend who built his kitchen cabinets in cherry. Cherry ply for cases and solid for face frames. I'm building the doors and drawers out of cherry. He…
Alternate wood and finish for ebony
January 10, 2008

I have to build a wall clock for a nephew who has chosen a design we agreed on and when he asked it be finished black I thought of using…
Fixing Shellac Mistakes
January 10, 2008

HI Peter, I recently finished 3 beautiful boxes made of Quilted Maple sides and Splated Maple lids. These boxes were truly beautiful until I ruined them with the finish. The…
Me & the wife comprimisun
January 10, 2008

I am building a small set of bunk beds for the grandkids' visits out of ash That much is definite.......... My wife wants it painted white....... I want the wood…
stain from rubber feet
January 9, 2008

Folks I have an end tabel, OAK, with a polyurethane finsh that has small dark stains left by some rubber feet on a drink coaster. Looking for suggestions to clean…
Tung Oil and Padauk
January 9, 2008

I have a padauk headboard that I have finished, using tung oil. I bought the product on the advice of one of my friends at Rockler, and it is actual…
Matching Teak Furniture with Domestic Wo
January 6, 2008

I need to make a piece of office furniture to match a teak desk. However, I don't want to use teak. I've looked at several domestic hardwoods to find one…
rubbing out Waterlox
January 4, 2008

I hear a lot about Waterlox. After sufficient curing time, is it possible to "rub out" Waterlox with progressively finer grits of abrasives to achieve a desired sheen; be it satin…
Foam brushes
January 3, 2008

Mr. Gedrys: I watched your Fine Woodworking video series on refinishing. Re: the foam brushes: How do you store foam brushes between applications of varnish, or do you just get…

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