Spray Booth for a Small Shop
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 In the December, 2001 issue of Popular Woodworking (issue # 125) I wrote about how to construct a simple but safe home spray booth. This article was reproduced in my book, Flexner on Finishing. But what if you have more space, do a lot of finishing and would like to have something more like what professionals use but still dont want to devote that much space? This sounds pretty much […]The post Spray Booth for a Small Shop appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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How to Avoid Runs & Sags
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 One of the biggest problems woodworkers have is runs and sags drying in their finishes, especially with slower drying finishes such as varnish (including polyurethane and wiping varnish) and water-based finish. They can also happen in shellac, though it dries faster. The remedy is simple. You should never have runs or sags drying in your finish whether youre brushing or spraying. The way to achieve this level of perfection is […]The post How to Avoid Runs & Sags appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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Crackle Lacquer
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 A friend called me the other day with a question. He was matching a crackle-lacquer finish from the 1980s and wanted to know how this finish is made and how to apply it. Crackle lacquer is lacquer with so much solid material, usually silica, added that there isnt enough binder (lacquer) remaining to glue all the solid particles together. The result is that the lacquer cracks when it dries and […]The post Crackle Lacquer appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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Deck Coatings that Fail
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 In the last few years at least three major coatings suppliers have introduced deck coatings that have failed often enough so they have generated a number of class-action lawsuits against the companies. You may have seen ads for these products: Behr Deckover, Olympic Rescue-It and Rust-Oleum Deck Restore. You may have even used one of these products. When I first saw one of the ads, I knew exactly what was […]The post Deck Coatings that Fail appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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Popular Woodworking Videos Free Month
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 In 1997 my parents built a new house. I was a rambunctious child, and my dad figured out a way to get me out of his hair for a while so he could work. He gave me a long board, a hammer and a box of nails. I spent days just hammering nails into one board, as content as I could be. When the luster of the hammer wore off, […]The post Popular Woodworking Videos Free Month appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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