Finishing Supplies

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  Green Finishing Products: Oil- and Water-Based Finishes, Shellac, Beeswax and More

  Woodworkers are starting to take more note about what impact finishing products have on the environment and how to personally make less impact.

  
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  What Are VOC and HAP and What Do They Mean for Green Woodworking

  As woodworking science gets better and environmental concerns increase, VOCs and HAPs in finishing products have come under greater scrutiny.

  
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  How to Calculate How Many Coats of Wood Finish or Paint Are In One Coat

  Calculating how far you can push your paint or finish requires a bit of calculation, including the type of wood and how much you prefer to use.

  
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  Minwax Water Based WoodSheen Wood Finish and Stain in Six Fast Drying Shades

  MinWax’s Water Based WoodSheen combines stain and finish and comes in six different shades of wood with a fast-drying gel formula that’s easy to apply.

  
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  How to Make Shaker Style Furniture: Candle Stand

    The term Shaker is sometimes seen as denoting a furniture period, like Queen Anne or Chippendale, but although Shaker furniture making is a genre built to a set of aesthetic principles identifiably different than those of other genres of furniture making, the Shaker genre is not based, even loosely, on an historical period. Shaker [...]

  
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  Woodworking Gift Ideas

  One nice thing about shopping for a woodworker is that you can probably find something they don’t have, but need, at just about any price.

  
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  Using Wipe On, Wipe Off Finishes for Finishing Your Project

  The simplest and most foolproof method for finishing your woodworking projects is wipe-on finishes, which come in several different varieties.

  
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  UGL Zar ULTRA MAX Wood Stain Adds Oil-Based Color to Water-Based Drying

  UGL’s Zar ULTRA MAX Wood Stain adds the fast drying of a water based product to an oil based stain coloration with six different colored stains.

  
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  Suggestions for Specialized Pen-Turning Tools

  If turning pens is something you will do a lot of in your shop, a few extra products will make drilling, turning and trimming those blanks easy.

  
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  Altering Wood Stain with Toner, Glaze and Clear Finishing Products

  To add a little bit of color to your finish, toner and glaze are solid options, but making an even application of them is an acquired skill.

  
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  Should You Finish Scroll Saw Cut Figurines with Tung Oil or Danish Oil

  Making small figurines is a passion of many woodworkers, but when it comes to finishing them there are two schools of thought on what oil to use.

  
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  Staining Wood Filler and Putty to Repair Damaged Wood Furniture

  Wood putty will fill nicks and scrapes in your wood, but test out your stains on the putty to see how the stain matches up on the putty with your wood.

  
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  Wood Finishing – A “Hands Off” Approach

  Painter’s Pyramids and the Sure Hook 360 help to allow you to apply finish to your woodworking projects from any angle, making finishing easy.

  
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  Wood Filler Basics

  Using wood and grain fillers requires a little technique and probably trial and error, but it’s invaluable for covering and repairing damage.

  
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  The Sure Hook 360 – A Customer Modified Design

  Rockler customers aided in the development of the Sure Hook 360, a significant upgrade to adding finish to all sides of a cabinet door.

  
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  Rubbing Out a Finish

  Learn how to rub out a finish and get tips so you can rub out a wood finish easily and yet still get an amazing finish on your woodworking.

  
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  Water-based Finish over an Oil-based Finish

  A water based finish can’t be applied over an Oil based finish – or can it? Our woodworking experts discuss this woodworking myth.