Finishing
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Masking Off Finishes: Color Contrast the Easy Way
Building a chessboard? Finishing a piece with contrasting colors? This article’s got you covered.
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Finishing with Watercolor Pencils
Create blended tints and flowing hues with coloring book ease.
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Fuming: A Simple, Effective, Chemical Stain for Wood
The ability of ammonia fumes to react with tannin to change wood’s color is age-old wisdom. Nowadays, it’s a quicker, cleaner process than in times of yore.
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Six Spraying Slip-ups and How to Avoid Them
Finishing expert Michael Dresdner shows how to train yourself in the proper techniques, materials and equipment to avoid (and fix) mistakes.
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The Challenge of Finishing a Wood Slab
This section of the tree left bark inclusion and actual voids in the lumber. Here is how to deal with those challenges.
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Simple, Fast and Safe Finishes
Discover colorful ways to brighten up your trinkets, without taking a lot of time.
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Applying Finishes to Softwoods
Don’t ruin your beautiful project with an ugly finish. Get great results when finishing soft woods.
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Make Your Own Wood Filler
Fill those little gaps and blemishes with homemade wood dough.
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Coloring Wood with Pigment and Dye Stains
Understand the basic differences between pigment stains and dye stains.
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Rubbing Out a Great Finish: Satin or Gloss
How to rub out a great finish on your next woodworking project.
