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Finishing-comparing moisture transmissio
January 11, 2007

I may be the case of "a little knowledge can be dangerous (or at least troublesome)". In my working life, I worked in the resins and polymers business, selling and…
paint protection
January 8, 2007

Peter, I have built an Armoire which has been painted with a Benjamin Moore Interior Acrylic Latex Pearl Enamel, in Black. It looks great. Is it worthwhile putting on a protective…
new paint formulations?
January 8, 2007

Dear Mr. Gedrys, Usually I don't paint my finished pieces but recently I wanted to do so. I tried numerous kinds of gloss or high gloss paint, usually latex, interior, exterior,…
To finish or NOT to finish?
January 8, 2007

I am in the process of putting an oil/varnish on a shaker blanket chest (FWW #172 Build a Shaker Blanket Chest- Charles Durfee) with a drawer. The chest is made of…
Tinting CAB lacquer.
January 6, 2007

I ordered aniline dye, in order to tint CAB lacquer. I received articidol dye. Can I tint CAB lacquer articidol dye without any problems?
Poly Whoa as me
January 6, 2007

Im having a problem with a coffee station in a comercial enviroment. The client picked a oil based stain on white oak. I gave the piece three brush coats of…
opaque stain for kitchen cabinets
January 4, 2007

I am currently building a center island for my kitchen and want the finish to be a linen/off white solid color without any grain effect. I do not want a painted…
Kitchen Cabinet Cherry Finish
January 3, 2007

I am very close to finish my kitchen cabinet made of solid cherry (doors) and cherry veneer. My biggest scare is the finish and I have been experimenting on…
Finish for Poplar
January 3, 2007

I have just started woodworking in the past couple of years, and am emproving my skills by using poplar wood to practice on. Some of my pieces come out nice…
finishing soft maple
December 29, 2006

As a rookie to finishing, I'm about at witts end. I have built some furniture for a freind who supplied soft maple lumber. Naturally, with soft maple there is a…

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