Thread: "A Polishers Handbook" is totally useless...........

Finishing has always been my downfall. Been reading the manual over the last week, it certainly has given me insights and methods to ensure my next project will be a piece to be admired.

Gordon.

Hey Rowan - Why don't you tell us what you really think.

Cheers - Neil

Wide reading of "The polishers hand book" could cause a crisis in timber industry publishing.

The number of magazine & forum questions concerning bad finishing problems would fall soooo dramaticaly if this book was widely read.

Its the duuh value thats striking.


"I did this & had these problems"

"DUUH if youd read the polishers handbook once that wouldn't have hapened.


Simple basics folks.
Thats where we most often fail.


Excelent basic read Neil well done.

Problem is Soundman, some people just can't read. And I ain't meaning they can't read in that they can't actually read, but they just can't sit down and concentrate on a book. I for one am one of those people hence the reason I don't have a copy of Neils book (& yes I am positive that even I would get a great deal out of it! ) Hell the last book I attempted to read was back in grade 8 and I never even got half way through so I just stumbled my way through the assignment, got a pass so never a read a book again..hahah..

Say there is a thaught.

I wonder if neil has thaught of an audio version of the book.


Using his own humourous voice.

Available soon on cassette & CD.

Or even neils rubudy dub french polishing video.


?????

I'm not that sold on it.

I used "The polishers hand book" when finishing my coffee table but the spine left swirly scratches no matter how hard I rubbed.

Yer sposed to rip the pages out!!!! Shee!!!!!!!!!! gotta tell you blokes everything.

Hello All

Where is the best place in Adelaide (South Australia for those who aren't sure) where I can get a copy of the book? Does Mik Int'l sell them? Any other suggestions? Please, what is the full title of the book?
:confused:

http://www.ubeaut.com.au/book.html

Hope the folk of SA dont have the same attitude to "buying" that some of the folk had at the Sydney show!!!!!!!!!!!

What attitude do the the New Welshmen from the South have?
Us Croweaters are very nice and hospitable folk, who are happy to spend our money if the product and price is right. I know that I will be there on the Friday afternoon and will be buying the book and anything else my plastic will allow me to.

Well I bought the "Bible" ages ago and thought it was a great read. Learned a lot and then put it on the shelf and now I've forgotten most of it:eek: ANyway the thing I still struggle with is that damn shellac! Neill swears by it and I love the concept but whenever I use it I get very mixed results. SOmetime a I get a great polished finish, othertimes it is all uneven and blotchy (is that how you spell it?)

Recently I tried some of the Guru's hardened shellac (sounded like polisher's nirvana in the flyer) but I just couldn't get an even finish.

Perhaps if the great one did make a video so we novice polishers could SEE how it is done ...

AA

Hi Neil

will you be at the Newcastle Woodworking Expo in mid August with copies of THE BOOK?

Colin