The Complete Guide to Wood Finishes: How to Apply Stains, Polishes and Paint Finishes [Hardcover]

Derrick Crump (Author), Ronnie Rustin (Consultant) (Author)

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Hardcover: 176 pages
Publisher: Collins (11 Feb 1993)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0004128230
ISBN-13: 978-0004128238
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,203,090 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This guide to decorating and protecting wood covers a wide range of finishes including: staining, bleaching, french polishing, varnishing, waxing, marbling and liming. Each technique is accompanied by comprehensive step-by-step colour photographs, an easy-to-follow tools and materials panel, a "what can go wrong" box, useful hints and tips, and cross references to where other relevant information can be found in the book. In addition to the traditional methods of finishing, the book includes a section on spraying - how to set up a spraying workshop and booth, which are the best spray guns, and how they can be used to imitate traditional finishes or create new special effects. A troubleshooting section explains what can go wrong with finishes and how these problems can be solved.

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Although one attraction of finishing is the limited selection of tools required, experienced finishers will have built up a sizable toolkit. Read the first page

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful

A collection of pages on finishing 31 Dec 2000

By J. Tortorelli - Published on Amazon.com

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This is a good book, but not a great one. I thought it jumped around and did not really have the detail needed for me to put all the information together and produce a great finish. Often the author only describes a single way of performing a step when there are common alternatives. Some important details between steps are missing or too hard to find. I also have Flexner's book "Understanding Wood Finishing" and much prefer it.

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