pgrbff
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Can anyone recommend books on the fundamentals of finishing? Not a book on any particular technique but how to prepare and finish pieces prepared with hand tools.
Is that too vague?
Is that too vague?
books on finishing
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Mrs C
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Try Understanding Wood Finishing by Bob Flexner and/or Finishing by Jeff Jewitt
Also, if you want to French Polish a course is a good investment.
Also, if you want to French Polish a course is a good investment.
Just ordered Finishing 101 by Bob …..away for 3 days with my 91 yr old mum. - essential reading I think 
Phil Pascoe
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The Finishing 101 book was interesting read and one idea that came from it was the use of drying additives in oil based finishes. I use my own tweaked version of mikes magic mix and get occasional sticky patches from the Tung & linseed oils slowly drying out. The book mentions the use of drying agents so I trawled Amazon and found Rustins Drier (Terebene)
The recommended dose is 1 cap per 500ml so I added in a few drops to a small amount of my finishing liquid this afternoon and tested it out ……very impressed so far it definitely speeds up drying time and no stickiness leaving a good hard finish. Has anyone else tried this additive ?
The recommended dose is 1 cap per 500ml so I added in a few drops to a small amount of my finishing liquid this afternoon and tested it out ……very impressed so far it definitely speeds up drying time and no stickiness leaving a good hard finish. Has anyone else tried this additive ?
Phil Pascoe
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Over the years I've used terebene in paint. Useful stuff.
CH Hayward offers a furniture cream/reviver using terebine namely
4 parts raw linseed oil
1 part terebine
12 parts vinegar
Probably clean up a cricket bat, too!
4 parts raw linseed oil
1 part terebine
12 parts vinegar
Probably clean up a cricket bat, too!
thetyreman
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jeff jewitt has a good book on finishing, that's my main reference, tauntons complete illustrated guitar to finishing is the one.
johnnyb
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For more real life proffessional finishing albeit a little out of date(no water based) is modern woodfinishing techniques noel johnson leach.
johnnyb
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It's an odd book being British and really aimed at pro woodfinishers (unique in that respect)but it does cover most bases Inc spraying
stains
Stripping
Lacquers
Old school french polishing
stains
Stripping
Lacquers
Old school french polishing
