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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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Scrollsawing Intarsia, fretwork, intricate design cutting and more! This forum is for scrollsawers: share your tips, ask questions...	387
Joinery Have a question? a tip/strategy to share? a challenge, perhaps? Share your "joinery" discussion here.	1706
Finishing The finish, whether paint, wax, stain, or something else, can make or break a project. What are your tips and questio...	5905
Designing Woodworking Projects Looking for information on designing your projects? Having difficulties reading project plans? Looking for help with ...	7505
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 ...	31200
CNC Woodworking Questions and answers about CNC machines, tooling, best practices, and projects.	282
Hand Tools Wood, your hand tools, you and a little know-how. Share your questions, tips and strategies for the use and maintenan...	6095
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...	1666
Wood & Lumber Different wood requires different woodworking strategies - from cutting to finishing. Share your tips and challenges ...	6941
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...	1547
Focus on the Workspace Are you looking for or do you have tips to share regarding the workshop? Storage, equipment placement, efficiency, an...	2461
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...	1246
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...	5211
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Zinsser Primer 04-08-2020 08:20 PM by Sourwood I recently picked up an Earlex 5500, and don’t have prior HVLP experience. ...	3	04-08-2020 10:21 PM
Fixing a mistake 04-07-2020 11:00 PM by AAAOA Hey all, This is my first post and my first bit of woodworking outside of ...	8	04-08-2020 09:01 PM
Cypress Countertop Finish? 04-08-2020 02:42 PM by mkuhn I just had a brand new island made for my kitchen with a cypress top. The pla...	1	04-08-2020 07:25 PM
Need help removing stain 04-07-2020 11:01 PM by Bentley818 I have a small antique business and often must refinish pieces. I am self tau...	7	04-08-2020 06:41 PM
Sprayable black paint?? 03-28-2020 03:11 AM by scribble I have a entertainment center that I would like to spray black with my earle...	24	04-08-2020 04:27 PM
Botched Rubio monocoat dining table -repair possibility 04-08-2020 02:42 PM by Clipper I made a dining table out of mixed oak hickory and chestnut slabs retaining m...	1	04-08-2020 04:20 PM
Under catalyzed CV 04-04-2020 11:28 PM by CWWoodworking My theory is my supplier under catalyzed the CV and/or used the wrong catalys...	11	04-08-2020 02:55 AM
Cloudy after staining. NOT blushing/humidity issue. ~~PHOTO~~ 07-25-2014 01:09 AM by Golden47 Hello, This is a long one. I have been trying to experiment to find th...	18	04-07-2020 09:32 PM
Epoxy finish bar top questions 04-06-2020 10:58 AM by Paraphoe Hey guys. Newbie to the forums, and not too experienced woodworking either, b...	14	04-07-2020 12:34 PM
Finishing green wood log for outdoor seat 04-06-2020 01:52 PM by coalcracker I have come into possession of a thick section of sycamore tree trunk, ~ 19&#...	10	04-07-2020 01:34 AM
kill virus on our project? 04-05-2020 01:59 PM by Danpaddles Got some bored kids in the neighborhood, was thinking maybe they would like s...	9	04-06-2020 01:40 PM
Filling small cracks 8nnpens or knife scales 04-03-2020 02:36 AM by Mark Shultz What do you all use to fill small cracks in stabilized or non stabilized pen ...	6	04-04-2020 05:17 PM
White Chalky Film on SYP Tongue and Groove Ceiling 04-02-2020 08:28 PM by OLCHIEF My house was built in 1986. The living room walls and vaulted ceiling are to...	11	04-04-2020 05:01 PM
Minwax Polycrylic VS General Finishes High Performance 03-28-2020 10:29 PM by Rivercityjeff I’ve sprayed both waterborne finishes with an Earlex HVLP successfully....	5	04-04-2020 06:25 AM
Shellac for cabinet drawer boxes? 04-02-2020 03:57 AM by tkeenan I was thinking of using Zinsser clear shellac for the finish of some hard map...	5	04-03-2020 02:02 AM
Filling inaccessible cracks with a liquid filler? 03-30-2020 11:13 PM by Silvanus I am working on a musical instrument that I designed. It has a very complex i...	24	04-02-2020 11:27 AM
Little advice on finishing cabinets please 04-01-2020 06:33 PM by Wraypau I decided to refinish my kitchen cabinets. They were whitewashed maple with s...	5	04-02-2020 07:16 AM
Question about how to finish wooden tools 03-28-2020 02:16 PM by AlainBriot Hi, I recently purchased three Ash mallets from Garrett Wade. The photogra...	22	03-31-2020 05:23 PM
How can I darken my stain? 03-25-2020 10:49 PM by Wheely34 Hey guys, beginner here, so bear with me. I inherited an old dresser, probabl...	18	03-27-2020 12:43 PM
wipe on poly looks like plastic 03-24-2020 01:29 PM by SuzyQ222 I was advised that rather than try staining my pine tv stand the be the best ...	27	03-26-2020 01:06 PM

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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...

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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...