October 2016 #227

Grain Painting

Featured Article, Finishing, Grain Painting, October 2016 #227, Paint, Shellac, Techniques, Woodworking Posts / Enthusiast

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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The Power of the Hobbyist

End Grain, October 2016 #227, Shop Blog, Woodworking Posts / Enthusiast

Turning woodworking into a pastime helped me love it again. There are two ways I hear the term “hobbyist” thrown around. The first is by “professional” woodworkers and, more times than not, it is in a disparaging tone: as …
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