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Now retired after 50 odd years in the Finishing trade.

I've only known one guy to sign his work.He's a one man band with superb skills,but as I have told him many times,he's never going to earn...

The desk is not that unusual,I'm in Canada so it would have been made with NDH(non descript hardwood) Ash,birch,Elm or any local wood,just a funtional piece,It has been known to find letters under...

How right you are.

Hi,
The mouldings are sure to be NDHW"non descript hard wood".Hard to match the walnut veneer so almost all of the time they were made a contrast.
Most manufacturers had their own finishes,highly...

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Anyone interested in Fine Furniture?

Used to use the method all the time with french polish,also works on lacquer (sometimes)precat has always been a pain in the a''s,it is more resistant to marking but when it does get marked it's...

somehow you need to get some raw umber on the stained part and into the rest of the stin for the rest.Sanding will help but probably make it patchy(soft and hard)I would overstain,the beam looks a...

No glue!!! one drop is worth 20 nails.
jaywit

Been in the game for 50 years,never out fo the trade except for 2 years national service.
As for guns,good ones cost but last,cheap spray but don't drop one!
Don't make things hard and...

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As Durman said the more clear you add to white the more uv problem will happen.I used to finish with colour paint then coat with clear as the flow and sheen of clear is far superior to the paint...

Had 2 7.2 volt for the last 15 years or more,still running.I was into furniture so the size was plenty.Even did my basement with them only having to rely on a drill for the big screws.Now I have a...

I could'n even do that on mine.Only jumpman junior.
jaywit