How-To: Finishing

Adding Leather Pads to Chair Legs
April 11, 2025

There is no place for store-bought chair pads on fine furniture. In this video, learn how to add leather pads to chairs to protect floors.
Airbrushed Accents for Fine Furniture
February 28, 2025

Aspen Golann's process will help you take a creative and contemporary approach to a traditional American style.
Painting and Carving the Coffer Chest
February 19, 2025

As if building the coffer weren’t fun enough, painting and carving it notch up the excitement. A choice of paints and colors and endless design possibilities for carving can change the look and feel of the piece.
All Things Pale and Cloudy
January 17, 2025

Shane Orion Wiechnik thinks about pale and cloudy surface problems (including white rings) and why he doesn’t put mayonnaise on furniture.
Paint Furniture Like a Pro
February 21, 2024

When done right, paint adds not just color but textural and geometric interest to furniture. Evan Court shows how to apply it skillfully to transform your designs from by-the-numbers to works of art.
Finishing Pine: 4 Methods, 0 Splotching
February 2, 2024

Tips, tricks, and techniques (and tea!) for applying an even finish to pine—including antiquing it
How to customize your hardware
November 7, 2023

Just as you can with wood, you can make hardware look older and more distinctive, create a custom finish, or make sure it never looks its age.
Final step for your veneer art: Finishing
November 29, 2022

Use spray lacquer or shellac, and remember that woodworking is supposed to be fun!
Three Arts and Crafts finish recipes
August 17, 2022

It's OK to use these as a jumping-off point to explore your own delicious blends.
Restoring a water-stained tabletop
August 4, 2022

Even if you forget to use a coaster, there's still hope.

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