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Extra Finish on Purchased Table
November 10, 2006

Peter: I am considering purchasing a dining room table with a cherry veneer tabletop from Havertys. However the floor model shows some scratches and if I purchase one, I would like to put…
Final finish on dining table
November 6, 2006

Dear Peter, I am building a cherry dining table and wanted to use Garrett Hacks tung oil,varnish and terpintine mix wiping oil as a finish but I am getting cold…
Stain on curley maple is unacceptable
October 27, 2006

I am currently finishing a sofa table. The top is 20 inches by 66 inches. It's curly maple and came out pretty good as far as the constructin goes. However…
Staining alnut sapwood
October 25, 2006

I am building a piece of walnut furniture for a friend who supplied the walnut. It has quite a bit of sapwood in it. How can I best stain the…
UV protective sealer
October 24, 2006

Can you recommend a brand specific high UV protective sealer that will be top coated with nc lacquer? I have an inlay project with several items of pink ivory and…
Beech
October 23, 2006

I'd be grateful for any suggestions about how to make white beech look like steamed beech when finished.
Walnut finish
October 21, 2006

I am in the process of building a garden style bench out of walnut. The bench will be an indoor piece. I would like some advise on getting an outstanding…
How to deal with tear out on curly maple
October 16, 2006

Peter, Can you suggest a way to fill in tear out on curly maple? I am in the final sanding stage of my project and have a few panels with…
Cherry and Maple DIning Table Finish??
October 15, 2006

I plan on building a cherry and maple trestle dining table and I cant decide what is the best finish to apply. What do you recommend??
lightening carpathian elm
October 13, 2006

I recently replaced the severely water-damaged veneer on a small antique side table with quarter-matched Carpathian elm veneer. The new veneer is darker than the aged veneer that it replaced.…

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