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I recently finished building a cherry blanket chest but I made a mistake in the finish process. I'm looking for some direction to correct my mistake. I first applied two coats of sanding sealer ( wax free shellac ), then I applied a coat of burnt umber glaze with glazing medium. After drying I decided...
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I am just finishing making a large desk made of black walnut-it's only taken about a year to do. I do not wish to stain it - just the natural wood. I am looking for the right finish - the table top is 31" by 104" - and I expect that eventually it will hold full glasses of water, wine, maybe...
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I have a 70 yr. old rolcker that has set out and all the finish is off of it. I want tfo use a few coats of polyurethan on it but wife thinks I should stain it first.Anyoe have some ideas as to what I should do? I need all the help I can get on this one,,,,HELP..........Roy
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I used naphtha to clean old furniture polish, dirt, grime, oil and whatever else on there and the naphtha left a milky white residue on the chair. I continued to rub with 0000 steel wool ande naphtha to reach what was un derneath and it looks like the original finish, shiny wood. I used Briwax on the...
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I cleaned my antique furniture with naphtha as instructed to remove old oil and furniture polish and it turned the finish to a milky white residue. I also used 0000 steel wool to try and remove the residue and was successful but it went down to a lighter finish. This furniture has a label from a refinishing...
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I have recently constructed a sofa table out of walnut and am applying a tung oil finish. I have applied 3 coats so far, but have discovered patches that don't seam to be taking the oil. I have done several projects with walnut in the past and have never had any problems with this type finish. What...
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Kevin Southwick did a fine job of describing the characteristics of several common woods. Although there is one wood that was over looked, Alder. It is by some considered a "Secondary Hardwood" sort of in that same class as "Poplar," however, it is becoming popular out here on the...
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I have a friend that has a dining room table and chairs that are well worn and need refinished. Problem is I'm not sure what the finish is. This set is 30-35 years old with a maple finish. The finish on the edges is worn off in places(not gouged or scratched just worn) and the same with the chairs...
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If I use a paste wood filler on a piece of oak can I still successfully glue to the surface of the piece. My intentions would be to do the glue up after the paste wood filler is used and dried and then add the finish etc. DetDad
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Walnut is one of my favorite woods, and I agree that a plastic looking finish is a good way of making any work look cheap. If you're looking for a satin finish, go with a boiled linseed oil. Give it several coats. This will draw out the quilting, figures and different colors of the wood. Although...