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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.

    • 81 posts
    Gerald
    Finishing (white) oak
    Gerald,

  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. color theory

    kmealy,
    • 2 replies
    • 868 views
    Gene Howe
    Gene Howe

  2. Rest in peace Bob, you will be missed.

    Fred W. Hargis Jr,
    • 0 replies
    • 569 views
    Fred W. Hargis Jr
    Fred W. Hargis Jr

  3. What a mess

    kmealy,
    • 1 reply
    • 658 views
    Fred W. Hargis Jr
    Fred W. Hargis Jr

  4. Repair

    kmealy,
    • 4 replies
    • 608 views
    Danl
    Danl

  5. Orange stripper

    Zack,
    • 3 replies
    • 638 views
    Zack
    Zack

  6. Favorite wax and applicator?

    Stacy N,
    • 14 replies
    • 1.8k views
    lew
    lew

  7. Solvent vs. Thinner

    kmealy,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.9k views
    kmealy
    kmealy

  8. What finish should I use?

    kmealy,
    • 0 replies
    • 463 views
    kmealy
    kmealy

  9. The worst thing to happen to a can...

    kmealy,
    • 8 replies
    • 668 views
    kmealy
    kmealy

  10. stripping furniture

    kmealy,
    • 3 replies
    • 2.2k views
    Danl
    Danl

  11. How to fumigate furniture

    Frenchtom,
    • 13 replies
    • 10.4k views
    Roadkill Furniture Lover
    Roadkill Furniture Lover

  12. A simple fix

    kmealy,
    • 4 replies
    • 543 views
    Gerald
    Gerald

  13. The beginning of the end for all of civilization

    calabrese55,
    • 7 replies
    • 680 views
    calabrese55
    calabrese55

  14. Old School Varnish?

    Handfoolery,
    • 6 replies
    • 935 views
    Handfoolery
    Handfoolery

  15. Finish Removal by Laser

    John Morris,
    • 9 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Grandpadave52
    Grandpadave52

  16. OB Shine Juice Questions

    smitty10101,
    • 5 replies
    • 888 views
    PostalTom
    PostalTom

  17. Rubbing out poly - I'm stuck with streaks

    Bob Hodge,
    • 6 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Gerald
    Gerald

  18. Different finishes on the same piece

    Bob Hodge,
    • 4 replies
    • 761 views
    Gerald
    Gerald

  19. Tung Oil Application

    VagueScorpio,
    • 10 replies
    • 1.8k views
    Gerald
    Gerald

  20. I think the "green police" have got me agin.....

    Fred W. Hargis Jr,
    • 1 reply
    • 446 views
    JWD
    JWD

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