Hand Tool Woodworking Instruction and Thoughts

Finishing a Turned Bowl

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When it comes to finishing, I am an idiot so I try to keep my finishes idiot proof. This applies doubly

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Have you ever set a hot cup of coffee down on a wooden table only to realize what you have done and quickly

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I mentioned in my last post how I put off finishing because it takes over my shop while the finish is

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It is a running joke on WoodTalk that I never put finish on anything. That’s not entirely true,

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The Chesapeake chapter of the Society of American Period Funiture Makers, SAPFM, met on April 21st at

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So here it is, I finally applied finish to my Queen Anne Side Table. I used a very simple Shellac finish

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My final lesson on building a Limbert 244 table by hand is due out on Monday for The Hand Tool School.

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My Roubo workbench does not have finish on it. It has some tearout on the top. There are hide glue stains,

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This week I wrap up my chest of drawers project by fitting the drawers, adding drawer stop blocks, installing