Charred Finish
Fire and wax together produce a rich black surface. Fire might not be the first finishing technique that most woodworkers gravitate toward; then again, I am not most woodworkers. As…
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Grain Painting
Grain painting with beer, earth pigments and flaming shellac. When most people think of period furniture, they think of high-style carving or inlay. This hyper-focus on exceptional examples skews our…
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Finishing the 5 Types of Woods
Organize all the woods into categories to determine the best finishing strategy. Woodworkers choose among dozens of wood species for projects. Unless you’ve actually used many different woods and…
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Online Extras from FWW Issue #321
Check out our awesome online extras from issue #322, out right now!
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Understanding Wood Finishing
Here are four things you need to know. Finishing is not hard to understand. As I’ve pointed out in previous articles, it’s made confusing by manufacturers who don’t understand their own products, so they make up names and claims …
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Soda-Straw Pipette
I rarely use a stain or dye right out of the can. I make my own custom mixes in small quantities until I get the color just right. In order to recreate the perfect mix in larger portions, I have …
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