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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...	9763
Woodturning On the lathe, by the lathe: do you have questions? frustrations? tips? This forum is for all the woodturners out there.	659
Woodcarving Relief, 3D, chip-carving, whittling; carving knives, chisels, pocket-knives, power tools. If you are a carver or want...	146
Scrollsawing Intarsia, fretwork, intricate design cutting and more! This forum is for scrollsawers: share your tips, ask questions...	156
Joinery Have a question? a tip/strategy to share? a challenge, perhaps? Share your "joinery" discussion here.	411
Finishing The finish, whether paint, wax, stain, or something else, can make or break a project. What are your tips and questio...	2494
Designing Woodworking Projects Looking for information on designing your projects? Having difficulties reading project plans? Looking for help with ...	4451
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 ...	19152
CNC Woodworking Questions and answers about CNC machines, tooling, best practices, and projects.	24
Hand Tools Wood, your hand tools, you and a little know-how. Share your questions, tips and strategies for the use and maintenan...	3124
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...	781
Wood & Lumber Different wood requires different woodworking strategies - from cutting to finishing. Share your tips and challenges ...	3881
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...	970
Focus on the Workspace Are you looking for or do you have tips to share regarding the workshop? Storage, equipment placement, efficiency, an...	1273
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...	945
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...	3395
LumberJocks.com Site Feedback Connect with the Website Gurus and tell us what you are thinking, suggestions, problems, functionality issues, and so...	1798
Coffee Lounge Need a break from all the standing and wood dust? Chat with your Forum Friends about their projects, their life, thei...	7170

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Wood Piano Refurbishing 553 days ago by danoaz I would like help with suggestions on what to do with our piano. See the pho...	18	552 days ago
Finishing Barnwood 553 days ago by Bdubya First thanks to everyone who is on these forums I have been reading and learn...	5	553 days ago
Urgent help needed from the experts 554 days ago by StevieA Hi – I am an amateur newbie who has been lurking on this forum and have...	12	554 days ago
Need help with finish for 100 yr old table 557 days ago by Coyotexas I am in the process of making a dining table out of White Oak. It was salvag...	5	554 days ago
French Polish Part VII Applying Shellac 554 days ago by RussellAP http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fq7gOZDf1Nc	0	554 days ago
Paranoia setting in about spraying lacquer help please 557 days ago by Goatlocker Ok, so eI have 3 good coats of shellac on my project for my sisters house and...	21	554 days ago
Finishing Drawer Parts - Aromatic Cedar 554 days ago by pintodeluxe I am building two dressers. The drawers are poplar with aromatic cedar botto...	4	554 days ago
Solvent disposal 554 days ago by rut I admit it, I’ll buy foam brushes to use for painting oil based paints ...	1	554 days ago
How Should I Finish My Juniper Mantel Piece 554 days ago by TLars First time posting here on Lumber Jocks and I’m hoping for some advice on...	0	554 days ago
what speed setting for what grit paper on an orbital sander? 570 days ago by AKSteve I hope I am posting this in the right forum. I have an Orbital Sander with a ...	8	555 days ago
dog friendly finish - puppy house 596 days ago by berlinguyinca hi there, so since a while (close to two months now) I’m working on ...	4	555 days ago
Steel wool? ScotchBrite? Which one and Why? 597 days ago by Lee Barker Do you have both in the drawer? If not, which do you prefer and why? If...	19	555 days ago
inside box odour 555 days ago by diamondpony Hi everyone, this has been a problem with me since I started to make boxes. H...	7	555 days ago
stearated sand paper 556 days ago by wiser1934 i have heard that if you use a stearated paper for sanding, you will have tro...	10	555 days ago
Refinishing an antique dresser 563 days ago by josh Hi. My wife chanced upon a nice (but a little banged-up) antique dresser on C...	2	556 days ago
problems with spray lacquer 556 days ago by shelly_b I decided to use spray lacquer on the paper towel holders i am making b/c it ...	14	556 days ago
Diffuser oil spilled on rustic style table - need help 557 days ago by FireFitzy Hey everyone, My girlfriend just spilled some diffuser oil on her rustic s...	4	557 days ago
Have you used Tried and True Varnish Oil? (that's a brand name) 566 days ago by Lee Barker I was leafing through some old FWW and found a piece by Chris Becksvoort in w...	7	557 days ago
dye and finish before glue up 564 days ago by bygrace I’m a novice woodworker in need of some advice. I’m building a la...	3	558 days ago
Finishing advice for kitchen cabinets 561 days ago by magicmark I’ll be waiting until I get the entire bank of cabinets ready for stain...	4	560 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...