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Finishing

Discuss the finishing processes and materials used to achieve the perfect finish.

 

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Subforums

  1. Finishing Tips

    Use this sub-forum for Finishing to submit your tips and tricks related to this sometimes complicated subject.

    • 79 posts
    smitty10101
    Thinning Latex
    smitty10101,

  2. Finishing Book Reviews

    Please use this forum to enter your book reviews related to Finishing.

    • To fill in the title field of your book review, please use the same title as the book you are reviewing, thank you.
    • 8 posts
    kmealy
    Furniture Repair and Refinishing
    kmealy,

  3. Finishing Archives

    This forum was moved from our old community to our new community, the software change made much of our old content disheveled and the layout looking poor. But we are keeping this forum intact, as we slowly but surely move the old content, to our active Finishing Forum.

  1. dye or stainable wood filler after curing and sanding

    Michael Thuman,
    • 2 replies
    • 138 views
    kmealy
    kmealy

  2. Carnauba wax?

    Geezer,
    • 21 replies
    • 870 views
    Geezer
    Geezer

  3. metamerism and color matching

    kmealy,
    • 8 replies
    • 249 views
    kmealy
    kmealy

  4. Water marks / blushing

    kmealy,
    • 4 replies
    • 279 views
    Fred W. Hargis Jr
    Fred W. Hargis Jr

  5. Stain boards -- I'd like a walnut stain, please.

    kmealy,
    • 4 replies
    • 470 views
    kmealy
    kmealy

  6. Exterior gate finish

    knockonit,
    • 11 replies
    • 651 views
    knockonit
    knockonit

  7. Dent, Gash, Scratch Repairs On Antique Dining Table

    John Morris,
    • 10 replies
    • 679 views
    kmealy
    kmealy

  8. Refinish or reburbish this finish

    Michael Thuman,
    • 30 replies
    • 2.2k views
    Michael Thuman
    Michael Thuman

  9. Finishing (white) oak

    JimM,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Michael Thuman
    Michael Thuman

  10. Spalted Maple

    DuckSoup,
    • 6 replies
    • 679 views
    HandyDan
    HandyDan

  11. Refinish or refurbish II

    Michael Thuman,
    • 3 replies
    • 881 views
    Michael Thuman
    Michael Thuman

  12. question about shellac

    Wichman3,
    • 16 replies
    • 1.3k views
    kmealy
    kmealy

  13. spraying gloss lacquer from rattle can

    smitty10101,
    • 8 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Gerald
    Gerald

  14. have some green Kool-Aid

    kmealy,
    • 1 reply
    • 958 views
    JWD
    JWD

  15. Using OB Shine Juice

    Geezer,
    • 19 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Geezer
    Geezer

  16. Five types of wood

    kmealy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1k views
    kmealy
    kmealy

  17. Woodcraft Has A New Brand Of Finishes

    lew,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Fred Wilson
    Fred Wilson

  18. Online Finishing Articles From Popular Woodworking

    lew,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views
    MrRick
    MrRick

  19. Brown paper bag

    smitty10101,
    • 9 replies
    • 3k views
    MrRick
    MrRick

  20. Weather proof wood

    Bubba,
    • 12 replies
    • 1.6k views
    MrRick
    MrRick

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