All about the process of refining or protecting a wood surface for woodworking, including stains, oils, shellac, brushes and much more.
In today's video, I show you how to dye wood using vinegar. One way of adding color to your wood is by mixing your solutions that actually dyeing the wood by changing the color of the tannin in the wood, and by using different woods you can adjust the color and intensities all by using simple household products....
One of the oldest, and still one of the best wood finishing products for both indoor and outdoor projects are finishing oils because they revitalize the wood, enhance the look, are long-lasting and require a minimum amount of maintenance and restoration efforts. In this video, I am using Owatrol's Teak Olje (teak...
In this video, we review 5 wood finishing life hacks to help you in the workshop. In this episode I am showing some ideas in time and money saving when it comes to finishing your woodworking projects, mixing and cleaning paint brushes and even how to tame unruly hinges. We also for great ways to store paint, wood...
For me, wood sanding is my least favorite thing in woodworking and using my random orbital sander, wet sanding or even my belt sanders doesn't really seem to make it more interesting, but it's a necessary part of woodworking, and one of the most important jobs too. Shop For Your Woodworking Industrial...
In woodworking, gluing is an important step and there are lots of things we can do to get good results from our adhesives and save time too when clamping wood or otherwise joining it together to be strong joints that will last. Shop For Your Woodworking Industrial Supplies Click Here
I often pre-finish my woodworking projects. This means that getting a finish on all sides, and finding a way to allow it to dry is more challenging, these drying racks solve that problem perfectly. These drying racks work great for all types of finish including varnish, linseed oil, polyurethane and many other types...
In this video, we review 5 wood finishing tips. Whether you're fishing a small wood frame or major home improvement project, there are many, many different options when it comes to putting a final finish on your woodworking and to make sure that finish goes on the way you want, there are often some tips and tricks...
Distressing wood is a great way to make new wood furniture look like antique furniture. There are many different "styles" of furniture including the Antique Look. In this video I show some of the techniques to make wood look old and distressed. Shop For Your Woodworking Industrial Supplies Click Here
Woodwork finishing requires different tools in order to make the job easier, and to contribute to making a nice finish on your project. The Versaspin360 is one tool that allows for easy finishing of smaller woodwork projects. Shop For Your Woodworking Industrial Supplies Click Here
Natural edge furniture has a large appeal, and in this video we show how the natural edge is surfaced and the sides and top finished. Shop For Your Woodworking Industrial Supplies Click Here
The finishes that we apply to this table include wood dye on the gable ends only, then a final finish of a number of coats of Osmo to all components of this table, and finally finishing the horizontal pieces with wax after wet sanding. Shop For Your Woodworking Industrial Supplies Click Here
This is third and final portion of making the Pickers Display Box. In this video we finish the outside of the box with natural finish, Minwax Tung Oil, then sealed the inside wood of the box with Shellac so that it would accept the special flocking glue we needed to apply. And finally we coated the inside of the box...
Selecting a finish for a woodworking project, sanding and applying the finish is often the most satisfying part of the job. In this video we use a water based dye for the carcass of the project, then finish the entire project with Tung Oil to give it a deep rich looking finish. We also wanted our box joint joinery to...
In this video we are finally responding to so many requests for information on re-finishing a gun stock. In our case we took 50 year old rifle stock and made it look almost like it came out of the factory, with the exception of leaving a bit of previous wear "character" bumps on it. The entire project,...
Cold Press Wood Veneering or Vacuum Press Veneering is a great way of using slices of to make great looking wood projects. With the wide variety of veneers that are available it is a woodworkers dream on what kinds of projects can be made and enhanced. Shop For Your Woodworking Industrial Supplies Click Here
Wood veneering is a great way to get that "specialty wood" look into your projects with out having to purchase all the highly figured boards. Wood veneer sheets are ecologically sensitive, and still get some great looking woodworking projects. Shop For Your Woodworking Industrial Supplies Click Here
Part of using the OSMO product for finishing woodworking projects, including OSMO stains and working with colorizing the wood. Shop For Your Woodworking Industrial Supplies Click Here
Every woodworker is looking for a finishing product that is easy to use, gets consistent great results and is eco friendly ... Well, this is the product and it's called Osmo. Consisting mainly of sunflower oil and plant waxes, this product we revolutionize how you finish your woodworking projects. Shop For Your...
There are many different options for finishing of woodworking projects, for our One Piece Boxes we have selected a couple of different stains and a couple of different protective coatings. Shop For Your Woodworking Industrial Supplies Click Here
Re-building an antique rocking chair is a job that challenges many woodworking skills. Shop For Your Woodworking Industrial Supplies Click Here