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Irish furniture finish
October 11, 2006

Peter, I'm looking to build new, an irish cupboard. I'd like to finish it just the way the antiques imported from Ireland are. The type of wood I'll use is…
Finishing Quilted Maple
October 11, 2006

Good day Peter, Wondered if you could help me out with a finishing query. I have some small boxes to finish. The lids are in quilted maple veneer (bonded to…
Changing water-based finish to oil-based
October 10, 2006

Several years ago we built a dining room table from pine. We used Minwax Golden Pecan stain and finished with four coats of Minwax Polycrylic according to label instructions. The…
finishing pecan table top
October 8, 2006

I stained the pecan table top and coated with two coats of MinWax Wipe-on Poly and then waxed it several times. The wax looks good for a while, but does…
Cherry aging
October 7, 2006

Hi Peter, I have a customer who's very concerned that the cherry pieces will turn into too dark shade over the time and that he would not like them any…
wood paste filler
October 6, 2006

Hello,   I am finishing a couple small mahogany boxes. I stained the boxes with McMaster’s oil stain. I need a recommendation for a paste wood filler and a sealer.…
lingering odor
October 5, 2006

Dear Peter, I am ready to finish a chest and want to avoid the lingering odor associated with using oil finishes on the inside of a chest. I am hearing…
best finish to rsist glue
October 4, 2006

Peter, I am building some pressure clamps for gluing walnut panels. What finish would you recommend on the body of the clamps (simple spruce/pine 2X4) so the glue will not…
finish on a cherry butcher block
October 4, 2006

I was recently given a nice piece of unfinished cherry butcherblock that i would like to use as a top for the workbench I'm planning as soon as i finish…
Walnut Staircase
September 23, 2006

I built a solid walnut staircase which turned out fantastic. My plan on applying the finish is as follows. Sand (completed) Apply Minwax English Oak (yellowish tint) to blend the…

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