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The finish, whether paint, wax, stain, or something else, can make or break a project. What are your tips and questions regarding finishes?

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Woodworking Skill Share Your woodworking skills are displayed for several lifetimes in each project. Have you had to compromise your project...	8790
Woodturning On the lathe, by the lathe: do you have questions? frustrations? tips? This forum is for all the woodturners out there.	220
Woodcarving Relief, 3D, chip-carving, whittling; carving knives, chisels, pocket-knives, power tools. If you are a carver or want...	28
Scrollsawing Intarsia, fretwork, intricate design cutting and more! This forum is for scrollsawers: share your tips, ask questions...	61
Joinery Have a question? a tip/strategy to share? a challenge, perhaps? Share your "joinery" discussion here.	78
Finishing The finish, whether paint, wax, stain, or something else, can make or break a project. What are your tips and questio...	1529
Designing Woodworking Projects Looking for information on designing your projects? Having difficulties reading project plans? Looking for help with ...	3547
Power Tools, Hardware and Accessories Are you unsure of which tools, or hardware, you need, or which brands to buy? Investing in tools and hardware can be ...	15767
Hand Tools Wood, your hand tools, you and a little know-how. Share your questions, tips and strategies for the use and maintenan...	2034
Jigs & Fixtures Using a jig is like having a couple extra hands helping out. Show us your jigs, share your tips, strategies and, of c...	495
Wood & Lumber Different wood requires different woodworking strategies - from cutting to finishing. Share your tips and challenges ...	2837
Safety in the Woodworking Shop Before you pick up those woodworking tools, take the time to ensure your safety in the shop! Eyes, ears, fingers, and...	808
Focus on the Workspace Are you looking for or do you have tips to share regarding the workshop? Storage, equipment placement, efficiency, an...	901
Sweating for Bucks Through Woodworking If you are selling your work, then you have entered a woodworking dimension with added complexity and stress. If you...	766
Woodworking Trade & Swap All of us are holding onto treasure in our shops, that we either don't need, don't want, or could part with if presen...	2740
LumberJocks.com Site Feedback Connect with the Website Gurus and tell us what you are thinking, suggestions, problems, functionality issues, and so...	1547
Coffee Lounge Need a break from all the standing and wood dust? Chat with your Forum Friends about their projects, their life, thei...	6155

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Black dye 484 days ago by woodman88 Has anyone ever used Solar Lux Jet Black dye on Red oak? I have a customer t...	3	484 days ago
Food safe finishes 485 days ago by TimF Hello all. I’ve gotten some very information here in the past. Now I ha...	5	484 days ago
Maloof Inspired Rocker - Finish before rockers? 486 days ago by stanley2 I’m finally sanding out my wife’s chair and have not glued on the...	0	486 days ago
Lacquer 486 days ago by simmers Can anyone tell me the performance and application differences in water based...	6	486 days ago
Branding iron caused a split in end grain maple cutting board... what to do now? (Photo included.) 491 days ago by Jonathan This is on the back side of an end grain cutting board that I’m alm...	15	487 days ago
Enduro Var Water Based Varnish 490 days ago by Blair Helgason Hey Everyone, I’m about to start a new cabinet project. It’s a ba...	11	487 days ago
Color stains made easy and cheap. 487 days ago by scrollfreak To all my fellow woodworkers. Thank you for the greetings as a new member. I ...	5	487 days ago
Bin Primer/Sealer as interior primer 503 days ago by Ivan I’m looking at making a few cabinets for my house and I was wondering w...	8	487 days ago
Spray on Spar Urethane............. 490 days ago by BiggKountry I just finished glueing up my drill press table. I laminated two pieces of bi...	4	488 days ago
reducer vs lacquer thinner 489 days ago by simmers When mixing with Mohawk stains/dyes, what is the difference between using the...	6	488 days ago
New Need some input on different ways to finish baltic birch 488 days ago by karen12 Well I’m learning to scroll saw and due to the fact this is the cheapes...	1	488 days ago
Scratches showing through after stain 489 days ago by yellowtruck75 Let me preface this by saying that I rarely use stain so this might be a rook...	9	489 days ago
Source for CA glue 490 days ago by DanoP Does anyone have a source for inexpensive CA glue? Rockler’s prices fo...	11	489 days ago
Best finish for a walking cane? 679 days ago by missingdigitworkshop I have made my first walking cane but want to make sure I use the correct fin...	5	490 days ago
Where Can I Purchased Dewaxed Shellac Flakes? 577 days ago by Angela I’m having a hard time locating a place to purchase dewaxed shellac fla...	21	490 days ago
Crayon wood puddy for nail holes 492 days ago by Eric Criss Anyone every use a crayon to fill nail holes when reusing trim pieces? Doe...	9	490 days ago
Question on Finishing 505 days ago by jhager Greetings, Lumberjocks! I’m a newbie to the woodworking world, slowl...	5	491 days ago
Oil based finish over a polished surface 491 days ago by yellowtruck75 I am finishing another Maloof rocker (walnut) and I want to take the finish t...	2	491 days ago
Please tell me I don't have a $300 piece of trash... 492 days ago by DRStevick OK, I’m freaking out a little bit here… I came in to type...	16	491 days ago
Rattle Can Lacquer: What Am I Doing Wrong? 497 days ago by gfadvm I’ve been wanting to try other finishes so I thought I’d spray la...	29	491 days ago

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Finishing Forum

Woodworking Skill Share Your woodworking skills are displayed for several lifetimes in each project. Have you had to compromise your project...

Woodturning On the lathe, by the lathe: do you have questions? frustrations? tips? This forum is for all the woodturners out there.

Woodcarving Relief, 3D, chip-carving, whittling; carving knives, chisels, pocket-knives, power tools. If you are a carver or want...

Scrollsawing Intarsia, fretwork, intricate design cutting and more! This forum is for scrollsawers: share your tips, ask questions...

Joinery Have a question? a tip/strategy to share? a challenge, perhaps? Share your "joinery" discussion here.

Finishing The finish, whether paint, wax, stain, or something else, can make or break a project. What are your tips and questio...

Designing Woodworking Projects Looking for information on designing your projects? Having difficulties reading project plans? Looking for help with ...

Power Tools, Hardware and Accessories Are you unsure of which tools, or hardware, you need, or which brands to buy? Investing in tools and hardware can be ...

Hand Tools Wood, your hand tools, you and a little know-how. Share your questions, tips and strategies for the use and maintenan...

Jigs & Fixtures Using a jig is like having a couple extra hands helping out. Show us your jigs, share your tips, strategies and, of c...

Wood & Lumber Different wood requires different woodworking strategies - from cutting to finishing. Share your tips and challenges ...

Safety in the Woodworking Shop Before you pick up those woodworking tools, take the time to ensure your safety in the shop! Eyes, ears, fingers, and...

Focus on the Workspace Are you looking for or do you have tips to share regarding the workshop? Storage, equipment placement, efficiency, an...

Sweating for Bucks Through Woodworking If you are selling your work, then you have entered a woodworking dimension with added complexity and stress. If you...

Woodworking Trade & Swap All of us are holding onto treasure in our shops, that we either don't need, don't want, or could part with if presen...

LumberJocks.com Site Feedback Connect with the Website Gurus and tell us what you are thinking, suggestions, problems, functionality issues, and so...

Coffee Lounge Need a break from all the standing and wood dust? Chat with your Forum Friends about their projects, their life, thei...

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Woodworking Skill Share
Your woodworking skills are displayed for several lifetimes in each project. Have you had to compromise your project...

Woodturning
On the lathe, by the lathe: do you have questions? frustrations? tips? This forum is for all the woodturners out there.

Woodcarving
Relief, 3D, chip-carving, whittling; carving knives, chisels, pocket-knives, power tools. If you are a carver or want...

Scrollsawing
Intarsia, fretwork, intricate design cutting and more! This forum is for scrollsawers: share your tips, ask questions...

Joinery
Have a question? a tip/strategy to share? a challenge, perhaps? Share your "joinery" discussion here.

Finishing
The finish, whether paint, wax, stain, or something else, can make or break a project. What are your tips and questio...

Designing Woodworking Projects
Looking for information on designing your projects? Having difficulties reading project plans? Looking for help with ...

Power Tools, Hardware and Accessories
Are you unsure of which tools, or hardware, you need, or which brands to buy? Investing in tools and hardware can be ...

Hand Tools
Wood, your hand tools, you and a little know-how. Share your questions, tips and strategies for the use and maintenan...

Jigs & Fixtures
Using a jig is like having a couple extra hands helping out. Show us your jigs, share your tips, strategies and, of c...

Wood & Lumber
Different wood requires different woodworking strategies - from cutting to finishing. Share your tips and challenges ...

Safety in the Woodworking Shop
Before you pick up those woodworking tools, take the time to ensure your safety in the shop! Eyes, ears, fingers, and...

Focus on the Workspace
Are you looking for or do you have tips to share regarding the workshop? Storage, equipment placement, efficiency, an...

Sweating for Bucks Through Woodworking
If you are selling your work, then you have entered a woodworking dimension with added complexity and stress. If you...

Woodworking Trade & Swap
All of us are holding onto treasure in our shops, that we either don't need, don't want, or could part with if presen...

LumberJocks.com Site Feedback
Connect with the Website Gurus and tell us what you are thinking, suggestions, problems, functionality issues, and so...

Coffee Lounge
Need a break from all the standing and wood dust? Chat with your Forum Friends about their projects, their life, thei...