Filling Sealing and Priming

by Jeff Jewitt

If you want your finish to enrich the colors of that bland mahogany, try this recipe. To understand how to finish mahogany, one must know its history. In this article, ...

by Jeff Jewitt

Sealers perform several functions, and for special needs, there are products that work better than thinned finishes. Jeff Jewitt discusses sanding sealers, which ...

by Jeff Jewitt

When finishing open-grained woods, you can fill the pores with paste wood filler if your goal is to achieve a refined, elegant, glass-smooth look, according to ...

by Chris A. Minick

Chris Minick’s early experiences with putty taught him two lessons: store-bought wood putty is never the right color, and the putty always shrinks, even when the ...

by Chris A. Minick

You need only a few tools to use grain fillers, and grain-filling is pretty straightforward. Chris A. Minick explains the differences between oil-based and water-based ...

by Chris A. Minick

Sealers are the unsung heroes of finishing. In this article, finishing chemist Chris A. Minick explains what sealers do and how to apply them. There are several ...

by George Frank

George Frank learned a method of finishing in Hungary in the 1920s that involves dyeing the wood, sealing it and then packing the pores with contrasting filler. ...