Tom talks finishing
February 21st, 2013 at 15:04I know this is kind of a short post, but this video was shot at the January meeting of the St. Petersburg Woodcrafter’s Guild. I was asked to do a quick presentation about my wood finishing regimen. I thought I would also post it here.
BTW – many thanks to Dave Knipfer of Maryland.. he’s the guy who taught me the method. You see, Dave, I did pay attention!
Posted by Tom,
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February 22nd, 2013 at 1:01 am
I make test boards like that for almost every project to determine if the stain and finish process I have in my head will come out the way I think it will. I make the test board before I start the project, but I take it one step further. After I make the board I cut the finished part in half and put one part in the sun and leave the other half in a dark corner of the shop. I work slowly on projects (father of 2 boys takes up a lot of shop time) by the time I’m ready to finish my project I look at the difference of the 2 pieces to see how the sun aged and darken the piece. Gives me an idea if the stain will turn to dark over time.
February 23rd, 2013 at 5:29 pm
Good job Tom! I’d be nice if you could come out of your shell a bit though. That’s the second time I’ve heard about using shellac as a sealer in just the past couple weeks. I’ll have to try it on the next project.
March 5th, 2013 at 9:29 pm
Thanks Tom for the great tips!