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Your Favorite Finishes and Why
Readers share their favorite wood finishes, why they use them and in what circumstances.
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VIDEO: Color Matching by Glazing
Rob Johnstone had two pieces of wood in a project that took stain differently. He turns to glazing to help match the colors.
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Six Simple Finishes
Six examples of simple finishes that anyone can use to enhance their next project.
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VIDEO: Stain Finish for Highly Figured Hardwood
Rob Johnstone explains the process for finishing highly figured hardwoods. Includes a step-by-step guide for preparing and applying the finish.
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Finish Faves
Readers offer up their go-to products for finishing woodworking projects.
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Why Did Red Stain Turn Brown?
What caused a red oil-based stain to turn brown after six years? It isn’t sunlight, and the color shift is uniform over the whole piece.
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Pigment-free Paint for Outdoor Bench?
Is non-pigmented paint the best way to topcoat the pressure-treated slats on my outdoor bench? I once read that it’s preferable to pigmented paint. True?
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Aqua Coat: Eco-friendlier Finishing
Providing professional-quality waterborne grain fillers, stains, sealers and topcoats that are safer for the environment and easy for hobbyists to use.
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Is Toning My Best Solution?
What stain and topcoat do I need to match these two finishes? Is toning the right approach here, or should I try some other technique?
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VIDEO: How to Apply Shou Sugi Ban Charred Wood Finish
Learn how burning your project can actually protect it in the long run. Show Sugi Ban is the wood finishing technique of charring the surface of wood to make it more resistant to water, insects and UV rays.
