John Morris

That's the way we like it, perfect is for Ethan Allen, let them take care of that department, you and I get to do "hand made" and with all the beautiful imperfections that comes along with hand made.

I don't have any experience with wax only finishes Steve, only applying wax after the finish has cured.

So does my wife Steve, and on some projects it's wonderful, like several colonial style blankets chests I made while back, the soft touch is wonderful on those.

I'd like to add one more plus about wipe on finishes, specially with solid wood work like you have here, I personally don't like a perfect glassy smooth finish, I do like the "in the grain" finish wipe on provides, you'll have some texture left when you are finished, to me the smooth plastic finishes are not attractive.

@junglejohn, this is why I asked, because many of the finishing fears can be put to rest if you use a wipe on finish, no runs, no fuss, no mess, and your side table is a perfect candidate for a wipe on finish, by the way, you are no slouch yourself when it comes to woodworking, great job! To start with, you could just go with an off the shelf brand of wipe on such as Watco Danish Oil, this will get you on the road to understanding the wipe on wipe off process, then later you can delve into making your own wipe on finish. When working with solid wood furnishings like you have here, the bulk of the prep is in your sanding, the wipe on wipe off is the easy part. I like to sand up to 400 grit at least, often I'll go up to 600 before a wipe on finish. Then between coats whatever your highest grit you ended with during prep, you can use between coats, I have found with Watco, I like to apply at least 4 coats. Nice piece there John! Congratulations!

Steve always sounds good, been burned before though.

I'm really confused by much of these numbers, when the news reports numbers, they don't say if those numbers are total since the beginning or the new cases of the day.

Gene, is that total of cases since this all started or the total number of cases the day of?

Do you know this for a fact Steve?

@junglejohn, what project are you working on at this point and time?

Great articles, thanks Keith!

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Lightening fast, and liking it, anyone else try their new updated browser?

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