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Great Finishes: Pop the Figure in Maple

January 26, 2018

Most finishing articles and finishing books recommend dying figured maple to accentuate the figure. Dyes can do a fine job, but it’s easy to overdo the effect, with the dye…
Ep 13: Food-Safe Finishes for Greenwood Pieces

January 18, 2018

In the final episode, Dave discusses food-safe finishing options for your bowl
Great Finishes: Warm Up Walnut

January 15, 2018

Due to steaming, kiln dried walnut can look gray. This finish recipe will bring back the warm color of old walnut
When a knot is missing, try a heat gun

October 26, 2017

I am working on a step-back cupboard based on Mike Dunbar’s great article from FWW #165 (October 2003). I like to leave natural imperfections in the wood, but in this…
Working With MDF

October 5, 2017

If you're painting a cabinet, medium-density fiberboard is hard to beat
A textured hand-planed finish

August 28, 2017

Scrub planes can do more than just rough work
How to Wrap a Handle with Cord

July 26, 2017

To make the wrapping of the handle on his table flawless, Mike Pekovich uses some tricks borrowed from his days building fly rods in California.
Finish Line: Try a bleached finish

July 6, 2017

Synopsis: You can remove the color from wood without taking away its personality. Michael Robbins shows how on a white oak cabinet, where bleached panels contrast nicely with the natural…
Osmo oil: durable, easy to use, and non-toxic

May 31, 2017

Marcus Soto's technique starts with a slurry of Polyx-Oil sanding in to fill the grain. After that he applies it like a traditional oil finish and buffs it out.
A modern approach to an old artform

May 3, 2017

Tim Killen uses technology to duplicate a classic painted design from a Hadley chest

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