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Categories: Sanding and Finishing ProjectsOctober 29, 2018Ever wonder how expert wood finishers get the mirror-like finish you find on examples of fine furniture? It isn't by hastily slapping on a coat or two of standard-issue polyurethane varnish. There are a number of steps involved, beginning with the way the piece is originally constructed on through several coats of clear finish and final hand-rubbing.Read more -
Categories: Sanding and Finishing ProjectsOctober 29, 2018Some wood finishes excel at one thing, others at something else, and to get the effect you want, you sometimes have to use more than one. A Woodworker’s Journal reader asks whether it’s advisable to put a tougher protective coating over a grain-popping tung oil finish.!Read more
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Categories: Sanding and Finishing ProjectsOctober 29, 2018Wood filler, grain filler, wood putty – what’s it all mean? Judging by the raft of questions we field on the subject, filling wood is a source of general confusion among woodworkers. Our experts off er a little clarification on the topic.Read more