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This step-by-step pictorial reference covers all the modern and traditional techniques for colouring and finishing wood. Organised for quick access, the book makes it easy to find each technique.: - Tools - The Finishing Environment - Surface Preparation - Defects - Flat and Complex Surfaces - Colouring Wood - Glazes, Stains and Toners - Natural Dyes and Bleaches - Fillers and Sealers - Choosing a Finish - Water-based Finishes - Evaporative Finishes - Rubbing Out - More than 850 colour photographs and drawings illustrate the methods from sanding and surface preparation through staining and applying topcoats to final polishing. Taunton's most successful series ever launched expands to include an illustrated, step-by-step guide to the essential techniques for finishing, glazing, dyeing, spraying and French polishing furniture. STEP-BY-STEP PICTORIAL REFERENCE, organised for quick reference. Over 850 colour photographs, plus drawings, illustrate all the processes from preparation to polishing in this massive book.
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THE TOOLS USED to prepare wood may not seem as glamorous as table saws or routers, but they are every bit as important. Read the first page
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I bought this book on a recommendation whilst checking a forum on woodwork finishing. If you are new to woodworking or are trying to explore a new method this book has excellent simple to follow detail that clarifies the mystery. I had so many questions before buying this book and now have an exceptional guide book on the subject. The book takes each method of finishing in turn - discusses which woods are a best match - explains technical information in a simple understandable overview for each method and then runs you through step by step on how to achieve your best effect. I used the book to finish a guitar consisting of rosewood, mahogany and ebony - three different wood types - and was always in control. Excellent book. Highly recommended.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Having changed the door frames and doors in my home very successfully, it became my next task to finish this costly investment to the best possible standard, and to arrive at an informed solution I need information, and the subject book did in fact provide a wide range of possibilities which were narrowed down by reading more and more from the book.
The decision was made to use a shellac sanding sealer, which I knew nothing about, but the book provided the 'how to' procedure and it was recommended that a good quality polyeurethane varnish be used on top of the suggested base preparation, which indeed I then applied. The result was 2 coats of sanding sealer and I used three coats of gloss polyeurethane varnish to finish.
My doors are greatly admired and the depth of gloss is astonishing to not only myself but anyone who sees the doors. My wife is especially pleased and wants me to to similarly treat all our window reveals which are all set in mahogany. I say thank you for a wonderfully prepared book that gives the novice painter the knowledge to select what to use and how to use it.
The decision was made to use a shellac sanding sealer, which I knew nothing about, but the book provided the 'how to' procedure and it was recommended that a good quality polyeurethane varnish be used on top of the suggested base preparation, which indeed I then applied. The result was 2 coats of sanding sealer and I used three coats of gloss polyeurethane varnish to finish.
My doors are greatly admired and the depth of gloss is astonishing to not only myself but anyone who sees the doors. My wife is especially pleased and wants me to to similarly treat all our window reveals which are all set in mahogany. I say thank you for a wonderfully prepared book that gives the novice painter the knowledge to select what to use and how to use it.
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99 of 106 people found the following review helpful
Bob Flexner, move over, there's a new book in town
7 May 2004
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
At over 300 pages of superbly illustrated information, this book is the new bible on wood finishing. The words "Complete" and "Illustrated" in the title tell it all.
Just about everything you need to know about finishing from basics to advanced is covered. Every topic is illustrated with full-color photos and line drawings when needed.
Plenty of hints, off-page references and guidance.
Topics are covered in anywhere from a half-page with three photos to whole chapters. Jeff and his wife, Susan, the photographer, have gone out of their way to show every process and product talked about. Every chapter is organized the same way, which may be the way of Taunton's new, "Complete Illustrated Guide to..."
If you are only going to buy one book on finishing, or if you have a whole shelf full, you need to buy and read this book.
Great job, Jeff and Susan!
Now that I have a bit more time, I thought the table of contents would be interesting and tell more about the wealth of information in this book:
1) The finishing environment
2) Tools for surface preparation
3) Finishing Tools
4) Preparing Flat Surfaces
5) Preparation of Curved and Complex Surfaces
6) Fixing defects
7) Stain Basics and Application
8) Glazes, Padding Stains and Toners
9) Natural Dyes, Chemical Stains and Bleaches
10) Controlling Color
11) Filling Pores
12) Sealers
13) Choosing a Finish
14) Reactive finishes (including new conversion finishes)
15) Evaporative finishes
16) Water-Based Finishes
17) Rubbing out Finishes
37 of 37 people found the following review helpful
May not be the best book for beginners
15 Nov 2006
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book lives up to its name. It is "complete". If you are looking for a straight forward explination of how to do certain finishes this is not the book for you. The book is around 300 pages and you can expect to read most of the pages before you get a good idea of how to "completely" finish a project. This is more like a college text book rather then a finishing guide for dumbies. For me I like this kind of approach since I want to know why I am doing a certain process rather than just what is the next step in a finising process like a french polish for example. The only reason I didn't give this a five star is that the explinations are not very clearly stated. Like I said you have to do alot of reading of different sections before you can put things together. I hope this helps someone to decide if this is the book for them.
38 of 40 people found the following review helpful
The current BEST of the finishing books
24 Jan 2005
Format:Hardcover
I've read a bunch of finishing books in search of the perfect finish. This book is by far the most thorough, best organized book out there. The quality of the images and illustrations are outstanding and the books is packed full of useful information. I love all of the high quality images they use to show you errors in finishes and then go on to show you how to resolve the problems. They give pluses and minuses of each finishing technique and show you the best ways to apply them. All in all, A GREAT BOOK.
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