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Outdoor railing finish choice
October 9, 2008

I have an unfinished cedar balcony railing and slats that needs to have some type of finish (deck is Trex). It is covered and hardly ever gets wet from rain…
Finishing Technique?
October 9, 2008

Hello, Can anyone help me understand the finishing technique used on the leg in the attached photo? I am in the process of finishing an old barn table and would…
Exterior finish green wood cherry bench
October 8, 2008

I've just built a four-piece bench (seat, back, and two ends) out of 3-inch-thick slabs of a black cherry tree. The wood is still green (I cut the tree down…
Tinting polyacrylic w/Watercolor paint
October 8, 2008

I read that you can use oil colors with linseed oil to colorize it. I was wondering if the same theory/practice works for polyacrylic and watercolor paints? Are they the…
Refinishing an African Carved Door
October 2, 2008

I am looking for assistance on refinishing a Door: Recently I returned from Africa with a pygmy door that I plan to turn into a coffee table (yes they are…
Shellac Seal Coat under oil/poly
September 29, 2008

Hi Peter, I have a white oak bookcase and I put a sealcoat of shellac (less than 1# cut, made from Rockler Store amber flakes and denatured alcohol) on it. I…
heavy bodied pigmented glaze
September 28, 2008

Hello, Working on a stick stand (oak) that came to me stripped. I sanded, used an NGR stain, sealed with Zinzer Universal Seal Coat dewaxed shellac (cut 60/40 with alcohol).…
Finish on Vilas Furniture
September 26, 2008

Have a Vilas Rock Maple Bookcase Headboard,that had numerous white cloudy rings on the top,as I proceeded to rub them out,the finish kept flaking off to bare wood. Decided to…
Finishing table top
September 24, 2008

Hi I made a dining table in solid cherry and finished the top with several coats of Rustins Danish Oil and Bison Wax. The top was glued up with glue…
Poor video quality on part 5
September 22, 2008

Peter, I enjoyed watching your 5 part video series on finishing. I found that number 5 was a much lower quality compared to the first four and I was especially disappointed…

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