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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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Finishing The finish, whether paint, wax, stain, or something else, can make or break a project. What are your tips and questio...	2294
Designing Woodworking Projects Looking for information on designing your projects? Having difficulties reading project plans? Looking for help with ...	4256
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 ...	18479
CNC Woodworking Questions and answers about CNC machines, tooling, best practices, and projects.	8
Hand Tools Wood, your hand tools, you and a little know-how. Share your questions, tips and strategies for the use and maintenan...	2946
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Wood & Lumber Different wood requires different woodworking strategies - from cutting to finishing. Share your tips and challenges ...	3638
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...	936
Focus on the Workspace Are you looking for or do you have tips to share regarding the workshop? Storage, equipment placement, efficiency, an...	1200
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...	910
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...	3282
LumberJocks.com Site Feedback Connect with the Website Gurus and tell us what you are thinking, suggestions, problems, functionality issues, and so...	1754
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Question about poly 538 days ago by jacob34 I have a minwax poly stain mix and used it well over a year ago then closed i...	8	537 days ago
drying time of water poly? 537 days ago by JesseTutt I am trying out Minwax’s Polycryllic water based finish. On the Intern...	9	537 days ago
My winning waterborne combination. What's yours? 698 days ago by Lee Barker General Finishes Polyacrylic semi and Gramercy waterborne brush. Full disc...	6	538 days ago
Instructions thinning canned shellac 540 days ago by HorizontalMike I read somewhere the above is a “3lb mix” of Shellac. Having...	27	538 days ago
Well now what??? 539 days ago by Chad0125 hello all - A guy at work brought me a maple burl to turn into...	5	538 days ago
Black paint and oak stain 540 days ago by ClayandNancy I was watching “Overhauling” another of my obsessions, old cars a...	7	539 days ago
staining spf 539 days ago by Nowa Hi LJs – I am a newby when it comes to using SPF, but was so enchanted ...	2	539 days ago
Filling/sealing knots in reclaimed barn wood 632 days ago by Bfly I built a reclaimed barn wood table and want to seal it for outdoor use. The ...	6	539 days ago
Paraffin oil 540 days ago by RussellAP Glad to get all the responses about paraffin wax. Now the question is what...	3	539 days ago
Paraffin wax 540 days ago by RussellAP Does anyone ever use this stuff? Paraffin wax. What is it used for?	13	539 days ago
Finishing a Clock 540 days ago by moke This is a really a rookie question,and I am not a rookie, but I am stumped. ...	2	539 days ago
What wax do you use over shellac? 540 days ago by Purrmaster I want to slap a coat of wax onto my shellac finish. I was hoping someone co...	12	539 days ago
Name for clear shellac? 540 days ago by JesseTutt I am looking for the correct name to use to refer to shellac that will not ch...	8	540 days ago
Old, dry timber bench 541 days ago by mtsoviet I recently purchased a couple of pieces of timber salvaged from a deconstruct...	2	541 days ago
Finishing a Cherry Bad 559 days ago by OldTimeShopSmith I have just spent the last month building my first piece of furniture, a quee...	21	541 days ago
final coat over varnish 541 days ago by Steelpapa I put 2 semi-gloss coats of Spar Varnish with a brush on walnut.I had little...	7	541 days ago
Chestnut finishing oil 542 days ago by ed220 Hello,Anyone know if chestnut finishing oil is available in the USA. I’...	4	541 days ago
desperately need help with cheapy HVLP 542 days ago by sarahss We made a bunch of door casing and decided to try to spray it with finish. S...	7	541 days ago
old stain 542 days ago by Richard I have some old stain I am trying to match. i opened the container(not a tra...	3	542 days ago
Flamed Maple Finish 545 days ago by dpwalker Can anyone tell me how to get a finish like this? Notice the white/cream part...	18	542 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 ...

CNC Woodworking Questions and answers about CNC machines, tooling, best practices, and projects.

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 ...

CNC Woodworking
Questions and answers about CNC machines, tooling, best practices, and projects.

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...