Okl-time wood finishers smoothed wood with sharkskin and rush, filled its pores with plaster of Paris and pulverized brick, colored it with materials such as iron filings and walnut shells. and finished it with secret combination of oils and beeswax. Modern finishing techniques are mundane by comparison, but the object is the same: to bring [...]

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Finishing chemistry has changed radically in recent years. The most significant advance has been the development water-based finishes in response to both the health risks posed by solvents and clean-air legislation that limits the percentage of V0Cs, or volatile organic compounds, in solvent-based finishes. Most of these regulations are primarily intended for furniture makers who [...]

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Finishing can be a dangerous business if you are not well informed and properly prepared. From wood fillers to waxes, polyurethane varnishes and tung oil, finishing products frequently depend on toxic organic solvents to do their work. Without the proper safety gear and precautions, short-term exposure to these solvents can result in irritation to the [...]

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My introduction to the craft of building furniture was with 19th-Century American antiques and remnants of antiques. I would buy a chest of drawers without drawers, for example, and that would lead me to figuring out how drawers were made. Because of my fascination with older pieces, I was attracted to buttermilk paint, early varnishes [...]

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