THE SECRET TO SILKY SMOOTH FINISHES
After spending so much time on a project, pouring your heart, soul, and even your wallet into it, the last thing you want is for someone’s first impression to be spoiled by a rough, bumpy finish. You want those surfaces to be silky-smooth. And that means knowing how to properly sand your project, including between coats of finish.
THE LIES AND CONFUSION OF TUNG OIL WOOD FINISH
When I was growing up, my grandparents owned a small country hardware store. I worked there as a teen and my 20s. Needless to say, I have a lot of memories from those days, including an old woodworker who would come in to buy tung oil. He spoke of it like it was an elixir of the gods—the perfect finish. Even today, I hear folks speak with reverence about tung oil.
THIS SIMPLE WOOD FINISH WILL SAVE YOU DAYS OF SHOP TIME! (SHELLAC)
or centuries, shellac was widely considered the best wood finish in the world. Then, modern finish manufacturers convinced us that shellac was old-fashioned. “That’s what your grandfather used! The modern woodworker uses polyurethane!”
A 5000 YEAR OLD WOOD FINISH FORUMLA THAT CAN NOT BE MESSED UP!
Wood finishing can be a very intimidating subject for a lot of woodworkers, and I am often asked if there is a simple, effective finish that can't be messed up, doesn't take a lot of time, doesn't cost as much as the wood itself, and which looks great to the eye and is pleasing to the touch.