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Cargando... Understanding Wood Finishing: How to Select and Apply the Right Finishpor Bob Flexner
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This best-selling resource on wood finishing has long been admired by wood technology professors, magazine editors, professional cabinetmakers, and other industry leaders since its original publication. Nicknamed the "Bible" of wood finishing for its comprehensive and accurate information on the subject, Understanding Wood Finishing offers the latest technical updates on materials and techniques, detailed instructions and explanations, and over 40 reference tables and troubleshooting guides. Readers will learn everything they need to know, from preparing and staining wood to different types of wood finishes, coloring techniques, filling pores, removing finishes, and more. This newly updated edition features a collection of published articles written by Bob from the last few years. Best-selling author Bob Flexner has been inspiring and informing woodworkers with his writings and teaching for more than 30 years. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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I noticed some common issues that Flexner addresses immediately.
- Using old sandpaper. It's not gold & wears out. Trash it, get a new piece.
- Flexner tears a sheet into thirds, then folds each into thirds for hand sanding, although he recommends a sanding block when possible. I do the same, although I quarter the sheets to start.
- Skipping grits. When hand sanding, it's important to clean well in between grits & sand with each grit. Jumping from 80 to 150 costs time.
- Sanding with too fine grits. Flexner says he rarely goes beyond 220, not even that with some woods & finishes because it's just not noticeable. It can even mess up how the wood takes stain.
Then he gets into the best explanation of types & uses of scrapers that I've ever read. Wow! I didn't know anyone else used them any more. I picked up a couple of great sharpening tips from him, too.
I've learned each of these points the hard way, so to see Flexner make all of them so quickly in his book gave me a lot of confidence in it.
The section on stains & finishes is thorough, but it's confusing as hell the first time through just reading. Much better when I went back with a specific question about trying for a specific effect or attributes of a finish. There are excellent color pictures on achievable effects & great info on durability.
The rest of the book is good on specifics of finishing, but beyond what I want to do for the most part. I might look at chapters for specific projects or to dress up an otherwise bland design. Great color plates & explanations in a couple of sections. Very good final chapter on refinishing.
Definitely a keeper & one that anyone who finishes wood on a regular basis should read from cover to cover, even if they're minimalists like me. I learned a lot of what he teaches just by trial & error over decades of doing it myself. In the end, I'm more of a polyurethane guy. I like the look of natural wood & it's one of the best all around finishes. Still, I added some new tricks. (