I am looking for a good book to read on wood finishing. I am not trying to
make exotic things that require years of experience. Maybe an example will
help. I made a dresser this winter from oak plywood. I stained it with
Minwax Golden Oak and then put on three coats of low gloss poly to seal it.
I don't like how it looks. The stain brought out the grain too much. I
should have probably appplied some kind of a wood filler something first.
In any case, that is the kind of thing I would like to read about for now -
call it Wood Finishing 101. Do you have any recommendations for me?
TIA.
Dick Snyder
"WillR" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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Understanding Wood Finishing - Woodworking
by Bob Flexner
I second that motion!
Bob
Our local library system has one book by Flexner (Understanding
Woodfinishing), two by Jewitt, and one by Dresdner. I will borrow them
(thanks for the idea Patriarch) and see which I want to buy. Sounds like I
really can't go wrong with any of them.
Thanks for all your help. This newsgroup is excellent.
Dick Snyder
"Dick Snyder" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I am looking for a good book to read on wood finishing. I am not trying to
>make exotic things that require years of experience. Maybe an example will
>help. I made a dresser this winter from oak plywood. I stained it with
>Minwax Golden Oak and then put on three coats of low gloss poly to seal it.
>I don't like how it looks. The stain brought out the grain too much. I
>should have probably appplied some kind of a wood filler something first.
>
> In any case, that is the kind of thing I would like to read about for
> now - call it Wood Finishing 101. Do you have any recommendations for me?
>
> TIA.
>
> Dick Snyder
>
"Dick Snyder" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> In any case, that is the kind of thing I would like to read about for
> now - call it Wood Finishing 101. Do you have any recommendations for
> me?
>
Start with almost anything by Michael Dresdner, Jeff Jewitt or Bob Flexner.
Then read something by one of the others.
A library should do. Anything published in the last ten years will give
you a good start.
Patriarch
> Start with almost anything by Michael Dresdner, Jeff Jewitt or Bob
Flexner.
> Then read something by one of the others.
>
> A library should do. Anything published in the last ten years will give
> you a good start.
>
> Patriarch
I disagree *slightly* :-)
I own the suggested Flexner book. It is not a book that you want to borrow.
At $20, it is a book that you should own. It is the sort of book that you
will want to "go back and re-read the section on shellac" when you get the
hankering to try french polish, or whatever.
-Steve
Sounds like words from another that has BTDT. Same applies to Tage
Frid Teaches Woodworking Books 1&2 for me. Was amazed at what I
missed the first couple of times!
On Mon, 1 Aug 2005 12:00:49 -0400, "Stephen M"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Start with almost anything by Michael Dresdner, Jeff Jewitt or Bob
>Flexner.
>> Then read something by one of the others.
>>
>> A library should do. Anything published in the last ten years will give
>> you a good start.
>>
>> Patriarch
>
>I disagree *slightly* :-)
>
>I own the suggested Flexner book. It is not a book that you want to borrow.
>At $20, it is a book that you should own. It is the sort of book that you
>will want to "go back and re-read the section on shellac" when you get the
>hankering to try french polish, or whatever.
>
>-Steve
>
On Sun, 31 Jul 2005 19:50:37 -0400, the opaque "Dick Snyder"
<[email protected]> clearly wrote:
>I am looking for a good book to read on wood finishing. I am not trying to
>make exotic things that require years of experience. Maybe an example will
>help. I made a dresser this winter from oak plywood. I stained it with
>Minwax Golden Oak and then put on three coats of low gloss poly to seal it.
>I don't like how it looks. The stain brought out the grain too much. I
>should have probably appplied some kind of a wood filler something first.
>
>In any case, that is the kind of thing I would like to read about for now -
>call it Wood Finishing 101. Do you have any recommendations for me?
Jeff Jewitt's "Hand Applied Finishes" is all the finishing book most
folks will ever need.
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On Mon, 01 Aug 2005 14:03:30 -0700, Larry Jaques
<novalidaddress@di\/ersify.com> wrote:
>On Sun, 31 Jul 2005 19:50:37 -0400, the opaque "Dick Snyder"
><[email protected]> clearly wrote:
>
>>I am looking for a good book to read on wood finishing. I am not trying to
>>make exotic things that require years of experience. Maybe an example will
>>help. I made a dresser this winter from oak plywood. I stained it with
>>Minwax Golden Oak and then put on three coats of low gloss poly to seal it.
>>I don't like how it looks. The stain brought out the grain too much. I
>>should have probably appplied some kind of a wood filler something first.
>>
>>In any case, that is the kind of thing I would like to read about for now -
>>call it Wood Finishing 101. Do you have any recommendations for me?
>
>Jeff Jewitt's "Hand Applied Finishes" is all the finishing book most
>folks will ever need.
I agree, it's good, but I also get a lot of good info out of "Classic
Finishing Techniques" by Sam Allen. ISBN 0 8069 0513 1
Barry Lennox
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Think I can recommend this book...
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=3D1&p=3D30284&cat=3D1,190,43047=
Understanding Wood Finishing
Understanding Wood Finishing - Woodworking
by Bob Flexner
It seems to answer a lot of the questions that come up here.
FYI it points out that many of the beloved finishes that get rhapsodies=20
here are polymerized oils -- (plastics -- oh the horror of it all!)=20
things like BLO and Polymerized Tung oil... Geez no better than wipe on=20
poly -- <grin>
Polyurethane works great over stained cherry. <G>
Just duck if you mention here that you did so...
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Will R.
Jewel Boxes and Wood Art
http://woodwork.pmccl.com
The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those=20
who have not got it.=94 George Bernard Shaw