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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...	4988
Designing Woodworking Projects Looking for information on designing your projects? Having difficulties reading project plans? Looking for help with ...	6760
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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...	1433
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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...	1396
Focus on the Workspace Are you looking for or do you have tips to share regarding the workshop? Storage, equipment placement, efficiency, an...	2176
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...	1188
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matching a finish 06-09-2016 06:16 PM by keithfm1 Hi - I don’t have a lot of experience with finishing, but I am tryin...	3	06-13-2016 09:46 PM
Finishing a Table 06-13-2016 12:28 PM by SkiTique I am about to start finishing an oak farmhouse table that I built over the we...	1	06-13-2016 01:37 PM
Island Top Warped 06-06-2016 12:59 PM by SkiTique A few months back I made an Island countertop out of walnut and cherry that I...	18	06-13-2016 12:12 PM
Outdoor Finish for Teak or Jatobab 06-12-2016 09:41 PM by MJCD I’ll be building several tables for outdoor (3-season) placement. I liv...	2	06-12-2016 11:54 PM
Accurate finish mixing 06-06-2016 06:18 AM by WalpoleWoodworks I’m looking for a product to help measure accurate proportions of finis...	7	06-12-2016 10:54 AM
Advice on finishing figured maple and walnut monster trucks 06-11-2016 04:37 AM by roha2236 I’m almost finished building two matching monster truck Jeeps for my ne...	4	06-11-2016 06:35 PM
Reddish color brad nails, where to buy? 06-11-2016 01:21 PM by HandyHousewife A couple of years ago, we got an off-brand set of nail guns for Christmas fro...	2	06-11-2016 01:36 PM
Stain Treated Wood or Wait 06-18-2014 05:07 PM by jrsox Just finished two benches that will go beside my patio slab. They each have ...	10	06-11-2016 04:24 AM
Water based vs. Oil mix up 06-09-2016 06:16 PM by bbrettfa Hello community, I recently embarked on my first woodworking project: a si...	12	06-11-2016 01:16 AM
Best finish/sealer for Cedar 06-09-2016 05:28 PM by MAC_addy So I’m making my mother a cooler chest box that will be outside mostly ...	7	06-10-2016 05:07 AM
Boat Cockpit Table 06-06-2016 09:32 PM by TMcG I’m building a cockpit table for my boat and am planning on using an ep...	9	06-09-2016 07:20 AM
How to get back to this look? 06-06-2016 06:14 AM by SLM800 I just had a black walnut dining table made however the finish did not come o...	3	06-06-2016 11:23 PM
Can G-F Hi-Perf Water-Based Top Coat Be Diluted Into A Wiping Varnish? 06-02-2016 05:42 PM by gargey Hi Guys, Can General Finishes, Water Based, High Performance Top Coat be d...	14	06-06-2016 02:53 PM
Need help identifying a chemical- can I still use the board? 06-04-2016 07:40 PM by JimRochester I am working on a treasure chest project for a friend of mine. This is the pr...	3	06-04-2016 08:20 PM
painting epoxy 06-04-2016 01:08 AM by packetsmacker I have a few knots and a crack I would like to fill with epoxy. Problem is I ...	1	06-04-2016 01:33 AM
sink carved out of wood, water coating? 06-03-2016 06:20 PM by treesner I’d like to carve a sink out of wood (instead of using typical stainles...	4	06-03-2016 07:25 PM
Recycled Timber Finish 06-01-2016 03:50 PM by SpottedGum Hello I’ve been building a Morris chair for a few months now, an...	3	06-03-2016 01:12 PM
Durable finish opinions 06-03-2016 02:17 AM by Woodchuck2010 I just completed this stepstool. Its from some older woodworkers magazine. Be...	7	06-03-2016 12:34 PM
Looking for wood type and stain suggestions 06-02-2016 04:32 PM by GatorJr I’m gonna build a project and I liked the looks of this wood and color ...	1	06-02-2016 04:36 PM
Hvlp spray gun help 06-01-2016 12:52 AM by ckorkyrun89 I’d like to get an hvlp spray gun soon. I’ve used a friend’...	18	06-02-2016 03:01 AM

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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...

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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...