To get a glass-smooth, highly reflective finish on open-grained wood, such as ash, elm, hickory, mahogany, oak and walnut, use a pore filler.
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Wood Finishing
Wood Finishing, from Canadian Woodworking, features practical tips and proven techniques to help you achieve better, more consistent finishing results.
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What finish should you choose?
Have you ever wondered, what type of finish will give you the best result, or what will produce the best protection and appearance for a certain furniture part?
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Sanding by hand is a simple enough technique, but one that is very important for achieving the perfect finish.
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A great finish starts with proper sandpaper selection.
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We woodworkers cover a lot of project styles and applications; but which finish is best for what project? Which will give us the enhancing result we imagine, protect our project and offer easy maintenance? I’ll discuss here which types of finishes work best in what applications, plus expose some facts about today's “healthy” finishes; healthy for you, your loved ones and our planet. To see photos of sample boards, and read some application tips, visit our website to read this article online.
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Finishing Touch: Introduction to wood finishing
Join us as we delve into the challenging, and often misunderstood, world of wood finishing. Our new informative column, “Finishing Touch”, will help take the mystery out of finishing and allow you to choose and apply the right finish, no matter what type of project you’re working on. We start with why you should finish a project at all.
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If you’re looking for a finish that’s easy to apply, doesn’t yellow the wood and is completely safe to use, this may be just what you’re after.
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Take a closer look at this common finish; there are many things we can all learn about this ancient, and misunderstood, substance.
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Take the drudgery out of sanding and realize the full potential of your projects.
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Next time you reach for your CA glue, it can be for finishing a small project, not gluing it together.
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Armed with the right supplies and proper safety precautions, you can tackle finish stripping effectively in your home shop.
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Polishing and buffing a finish
With the right tools and a systematic approach, it’s not hard to get that gleaming finish of your dreams.
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Adding years of patina…overnight
There’s something about a gracefully aged antique that catches your eye. Then again, maybe it only looks like an antique. Learn how to add decades of character in just a few hours.
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Of all the ways to extend the life of your furniture, caring for its finish is one of the most important. Learn some tricks of the trade to ensure your furniture doesn’t have to be taken out on the gurney well before its time.
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Bring your next project's colour onto a level playing field.
