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Wood Finishing Suggestions
November 22, 2007

I need some advice in finishing a piece I am building the piece is made of mahogany and Paduk and I wish to have a durable yet clear finish that…
Advice on restoring finish
November 22, 2007

Dear Peter, I would be most grateful if you could possibly advise me on how best to restore the finish on a Japanese wedding cabinet that I am working on. …
Fumed oak finish is not dark
November 22, 2007

Hi, I sanded a 20 year old white oak table to bare wood then ammonia fumed for 32 hours. After 24 hours I applied Tried & True linseed oil three times…
Black Antique finish
November 20, 2007

Peter-- I am getting ready to finish a piece that I want to be Black/Antiqued. Can I use a brown lacquer (if available) under a black lacquer and then sand.…
Brushes
November 17, 2007

Peter, In your video segment on applying shellac to the refinish project, you mention that you like to use several brushes for applying the shellac in certain situations. What is…
repair of steam spots
November 17, 2007

Hi, Peter, A customer has created blurry "white" spots on a table top that I built for them. They were created by using a steam iron to try to remove…
HELP – Red oak choclate expresso finish
November 11, 2007

Hello, Please bear with me as I am new to woodworking and finishing. I am working with red oak for a coffee table with a plywood top (with a thin…
Stains for Pine
November 10, 2007

I would like to finish a pine project according to the system described by Thomas Wissack in FW #193. His system uses Olympic brand stains which I cannot find in…
Poly Urethane Over Lacquer
November 9, 2007

I need to refinish several lecterns in use in classrooms. They cannot be moved. The problem is that they were initially finished with some sort of lacquer of unknown origins.…
Fixing Sand-throughs
November 9, 2007

Dear Peter: I keep running into the same problem when finishing the ornate moldings on reproduction furniture. I work in Cherry wood and after sealing it with shellac, applying dye,…

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