Do it wrong, and youll never want to finish wood again. Wood finishing basics woodworking information at woodweb. Let the finish dry overnight and youll be ready to proudly display your furniture restoration project after youve learned how to refinish a table. Let me start by thanking mitch, a new friend, for sharing 2 days of intense wood finishing with me. I am just finishing a tray i made out of walnut and maple. Its actually a sophisticated technique with a rich history dating all the way back to the egyptian pharaohs. Wood finishing how to finish wood like a pronook book. Get more information on an array of custom classes, individualized training and wood finishing resources available to get you started. This smart book focuses on finishing details, materials, and techniques of finishing. Finishing wood helps ensure success by bringing together the best information on a rich variety of finishing techniques. Though they remain undaunted by complex joinery or intricate and precise machining, scores of woodworkers still cringe at the thought of applying a finish to their work. Prepare your workpiece a glasssmooth finish begins with a level, even surface. It covers traditional clear finishes like shellac and french polish, as well as various coloring techniques like pigmented lacquers, dyes and stains, milk paint, and crackled paint. A special section on sprayon finishes includes equipment and technique.
Surface preparation is the key to a fine finish, and sanding is the key to surface preparation. The latest technical updates on materials and techniquesfrom spray guns to french polishing. Fine woodworking best finishing techniques taunton books. I am looking to find a book that will explain in great detail how to color mix and match wood tonescolors, and how to set up proper finishing schedules for the shop. Mar 06, 2017 wood finishing tips to help you with surface preparation, coloring, staining, finish coat application, final surfacing and how to choose materials.
The first edition of understanding wood finishing has sold hundreds of thousands of copies and is widely regarded as the bible of wood finishing. This is the only comprehensive book on production finishing. Wood finishing refers to the process of refining or protecting a wooden surface, especially in the production of furniture where typically it represents between 5 and 30% of manufacturing costs finishing is the final step of the manufacturing process that gives wood surfaces desirable characteristics, including enhanced appearance and increased resistance to moisture and other. Now every project you build will be made even more beautiful by the final finish you apply. Now, from this bestselling author comes the longawaited and completely updated second edition of understanding wood finishing the most practical, comprehensive book on finishing ever published. Anywhere you rub vaseline on the wood the paint wont adhere to the wood.
Learn wood finishing techniques so you can learn how to stain wood, apply lacquer, and more with instructional videos by woodworkers guild of america. This method permits independent control over each stepthe depth of color and the level of protectionand is used to obtain rich, professionallooking finishes on small and large projects. If you finish wood, youll want to own the updated and completely revised version of the highly acclaimed the woodfinishing book. Michael dresdner, a nationally known finishing expert with over 20 years of experience in the field. For more than 18 years, bob flexner has been inspiring woodworkers with his writings and teachings on wood finishing. Diy weathered table finish creating a weathered look to furniture adds warmth and character to a piece. Learn wood finishing with one of the nations most experienced finisher. This article is an allaccess pass to the finishing methods ive used for a number of projects from my books and magazine articles. Apply it in a swirling motion like you would with car wax. These 10 common wood finishing problems can happen to any woodworker who doesnt follow proper wood finishing techniques. Understanding wood finishing with bob flexner, completely.
Your woodworking project isnt complete without a good finish. George vondriska demonstrates the best way to apply a simple finishing. This is the complete wood finishing techniques freebie from. Wood selection there are a couple of considerations when you choose wood for a 3d carving.
Without a finish, wood can dry, crack and deteriorate or if exposed to moisture swell so that drawers and doors no longer work. Well guide you to the right finish for your projectpolyurethane, lacquer, shellac, and moreand show you how to get pictureperfect, repeatable results. Ron bryze, an industrial engineer with decades of experience in the wood finishing industry, has written an excellent treatise that is both incredibly informative and easily readable. You can purchase this book from the mother earth news store. The complete guide to advanced wood finishing 9dvd set. Thats why you need to download this free guide to finishing wood. Wood finishing basics how to prepare wood for staining minwax. Youll get complete coverage of smoothing and preparing surfaces, changing the color of wood with dyes, pigments, and stains, polishing finishes to a high gloss, spray finishing, and repairing damaged finishes. For waterbased poly, a synthetic brush such as nylon or polyester is best. Just because a receipt book recommends a certain recipe or formula does not mean that formula represented the. Top 10 wood finishing techniques for fixing mistakes. Do it right, and it will be just as fun and rewarding as the first steps.
Finishing and restoring using traditional techniques. Because of oaks cellular structure, the pigments in oilbased stains collect more in the wood s open grain areas, while the smoother, denser, surrounding areas retain less. For machining quality, my favorite woods are walnut, cherry, and hard or soft maple. Finishing oak with finesse the following slides show the look of red oak with various finishes. Wood finishes from 1600 1950 finishing is the least studied and most inaccessible aspect of our antique furniture heritage. Currently, i wipe on the stain, seal with a 5050 ratio of ml campbells precat lacquer and lacquer thinner. For more information and insight into all of the nuances and techniques of finishing, i highly recommend bob flexners book understanding wood finishing. How are you supposed to become a better finisher if you are not shown the techniques and formulas. Wood finshing books and supplies are a speciality at highland woodworking.
Finishing techniques for wood crafters lora s irish 201612. This book incorporates applications in all wood crafts, including carving, woodburning and scrollsawing. Wood finishing how to finish wood like a prowood finishing can be tricky and after spending hours on building your project you want to be sure that you get the best outcome possible. Buy the new woodfinishing book 2nd revised edition by michael dresdner isbn. And, when clearfinished, pine radiates a warm glow found in few other woods. With new, fullcolor photos and design, expanded information, and updates on technological advances in finishing, the new wood finishing book is a musthave reference. Planning for wood finishing also involves thinking about the properties of the wood that you are going to finish, as these can greatly affect the appearance and performance of finishes, and also the type of finishing system that will give the wood the characteristics you are seeking.
With a little bit of time and patience with a slab of your wood choice, using a few finishing products and adding wood legs or leg hardware, can culminate into a beautiful piece of furniture that is sure to be the rooms highlight and topic of conversation with family and guests in any home. The amount of information available to learn is unbelievable, and seemingly overwhelming. Books and seminars will help speed the learning curve too. To achieve this on opengrain woods oak, ash, walnut, or mahogany, for instance, first fill the pores with a wood. This pack contains over 600 minutes, answering all the questions youll have.
Learn how to use paint and stain to create your own weathered look. With a little bit of time and patience with a slab of your wood choice, using a few finishing products and adding wood legs or leg. Now, from this bestselling author comes the longawaited and completely updated second edition of understanding wood finishing, the most practical, comprehensive book on finishing ever published. Eric gorges visits kansas city woodcraft to learn about finishing techniques. Fine woodworking best finishing techniques will arm you with the hardwon experience gained over decades by top craftsmen. Aug 15, 2011 these 10 common wood finishing problems can happen to any woodworker who doesnt follow proper wood finishing techniques. I have been testing finishing techniques and see that i like the clear finish i get out of general water based exterior finish. For a more durable finish, topcoat over the shellac with a clear lacquer or polyurethane. Finishing techniques for wood crafters is a compendium of finishing techniques that shows how to choose, prepare and apply the perfect finish for any creative wood project. Follow this advice on the various types of wood finishes and when each one is used.
Huey glen huey is a former managing editor of popular woodworking magazine, a period furniture maker and author of numerous woodworking books, videos and magazine articles. Burning lumber as a finishing technique woodworking network. The workmanship on antiques show the skill of its maker, but the finish appeared to be insignificant. Wood finishing tips to help you with surface preparation, coloring, staining, finish coat application, final surfacing and how to choose materials. This is the complete wood finishing techniques freebie from our expert, bob flexner. Yes its american, so some products mentioned may not apply here, but mostly it avoids that trap by focusing on method and technique rather than individual. Varnish is the most versatile and durable finish that you can apply without a lot of fuss. So armed with finishing knowledge get your supplies, we have them all fillers, dyes, stains, oils, lacquers, and waxes.
A lot of different woods look good without any applied finish when theyve been sanded and burnished carefully. Wood finishing supplies wood finishes highland woodworking. In wood finishing like a pro you will learn how to get beautiful, professional results. Another commonly used finishing technique on maple is to apply tung oil or linseed oil after the final sanding. These oils tend to bring out the curly or tiger looks of the maple. Wood finishing is one of the biggest bugaboos for many woodworkers. Covers all the modern and traditional techniques for coloring and finishing wood. Applying a finishing sealer or oil to your relief wood. Renew woodwork without refinishing if your stained and varnished woodwork is looking a little shabby, you can save time and money with this quick fix. Then wipe off excess finish, going in the direction of the grain. Woodskills online woodworking courses, woodworking plans. Chapters include the basics of wood finishing, types of application, colored finishes, and troubleshooting.
Finishing techniques for wood crafters will prove to be an especially popular addition to personal, professional, community, and technical college woodworking instructional reference collections and supplemental studies reading lists. Woodworking advice, woodworking plans, woodworking projects and woodworking blogs on popular woodworking magazine subscribe today save up to 68% on. Fine woodworking best finishing techniques, author. Introduces wood finishing tools, materials and techniques, and covers oil finishes, stains, shellac, lacquer, varnish and waterbased finishes. Finishing maple can help emphasize the natural wood grain and boost the color of the wood.
If you want to make a piece of maple stand out, you can use either oil or wood stain to finish the wood. Wood finishing techniques woodworkers guild of america. The very whiteness of the wood makes it easy to transfer pattern lines but can be very uninteresting in the finished stage. Join the wwgoa community to access a huge library of woodworking instructional videos. Everything you need to know about finishing your pieces for just the right colors and shines. Over the years, we have had the pleasure of hosting wood finishing expert bob flexner in the shop, author of understanding wood finishing. Thats because a bare pine surface absorbs stain unevenly, yielding an unnatural, blotchy, or zebralike coloration. Basswood is the most popular carving wood because of its clean white coloring, fine and even grain, and softness in cutting qualities. Unfortunately, these three assets to cutting become the bane to finishing your project. Michael dresdner, a nationally known finishing expert with over 20 years of. The traditional wood finishing system consists of applying a wood stain and clear protective finish in individual steps. Thats why we are blowing the doors off this littleshared but highly important aspect of woodworking. You dont have to strip the finish from your dingy woodwork. Organized for quick access, makes it easy to find each technique.
Finishing lumber with fire to preserve it and give it unique style shou sugi ban could be a coming design trend. I started out by reading a finishing book, 3 times, by direction of mitch, before showing up to the shop. To apply wipeon finish, first put some on a clean rag. In the complete guide to wood finishing you will learn how to get beautiful, professional results no matter what your project is, even if you have never tried your hand at wood finishing before. Minwaxs howto section provides guides and tips on every step of the wood staining process from preperation staining to finishing. Wood finishing can be tricky and after spending hours on building your project you want to be sure that you get the best outcome possible. Better brushes are the key usually, a brush is the best tool for applying polyurethane. The makers of a lot of wood finishing products describe how they nourish the wood or replace natural oils. Well, if you prefer a darker, stained finish, things get a little dicier. My husband is going to teach a finishing workshop and felt this would be a good resource to have on hand.
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