Varnishes

What are the advantages of finishing wood

Wood finishing has gotten complicated with all the products and marketing claims flying around. As someone who’s been doing this in my garage shop for...

Techniques

What are 3 wood finishes

Wood finishes has gotten complicated with all the brands and conflicting advice flying around. As someone who’s been building and refinishing furniture for over fifteen...

Projects

Why do we use wood finishes

I get asked this a lot by beginners: why bother with finishes at all? Cannot you just leave wood raw and call it a day?...

Wood Finishing

What is a finishing method

Finishing Methods: What Took Me Years to Understand When someone first explained finishing methods to me, they threw around terms like thermal finishing and mechanical...

Stains

What is finishing furniture mean

So you have built something out of wood – maybe a table, maybe a bookshelf, or perhaps you finally tackled that dresser restoration project sitting...

Varnishes

What finish is used on furniture

Furniture finishes has gotten complicated with all the options and opinions flying around. As someone who’s spent over a decade refinishing everything from yard-sale dressers...

Techniques

What is the finishing technique for wood

Wood finishing refers to the process of refining or protecting a wooden surface, especially in the production of furniture where the final visual and tactile...

Projects

What are the best finishes for woodworking

Selecting the right finish for your woodworking project is crucial to enhance and protect the beauty of the wood. Whether you are a professional woodworker...

Wood Finishing

What is finishing in woodworking

Wood finishing has gotten complicated with all the product options and technique debates flying around. As someone who’s ruined plenty of projects with bad finishes—and...