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Finishing Fir
September 13, 2007

Hi All, I am finishing an attic with a lot of vertical grain fir in an Arts and Crafts (sort of Greene and Greene) style. Some walls have board and…
Staining teak plywood to match walnut
September 8, 2007

I am making a cabinet to hold my collection of Finewoodworking mags. I'm using teak plywood with solid walnut where needed. What and how is the best method to match…
walnut finish
September 5, 2007

im kind of new to wood working I built a 8 foot black walnut mantel for a stone fire place that also has 2 side wings. it is 11.5" wide…
water staining
September 1, 2007

Dear All. I have a problem with water staining in wood on doors, windows and frames, plus ridge and rafter. The wood is to be clear finished. 1 coat sanding…
‘Gray’ tint in sycamore
August 30, 2007

I turned some green bowls in sycamore. After drying for several months, I finish sanded and oil varnished them. I was disappointed that some areas of the light, creamy wood…
Airplane Photo in Background
August 29, 2007

Peter I flew in the USAF for 20 years and I was wondering if the jets on the wall were some of your old fastmovers? I can't make out the…
Painting Furniture and Final Coat
August 29, 2007

Hello Peter, I have constructed a bed with drawer unit underneath for my 4 year old. Her first "Big Girl Bed". My wife wants it to match the pictures, in…
Finishing purpleheart
August 28, 2007

My son and I are making a DVD storage rack out of purpleheart. It will be kept indoors. What clear or neutral finish do you recommend that will preserve the wood's…
Cherry sapwood
August 28, 2007

I recently built a bookcase from cherry. I want to keep it natural with maybe a oil/poly finish. There are several areas where I could not avoid sapwood. Is there…
finishing curly maple
August 28, 2007

I just built a small Shaker blanket chest for my mothers 70th birthday. The box and plinth are cherry and the molding above plinth and the top are curly maple.…

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