Finishing & Sanding

Sanding the details of appliqués well can be a challenge: the sand paper loses its bite as it comes up against something like that and the wood is very difficult to scratch.

Wood sanding material that can be moulded to the contours of a workpiece nears release at Quirky.com, an invention website that uses crowd-sourced deveopment to bring new products to market.

A wood finish simulator that projects high definition grains and colorants on 3D wooden furniture designs has been developed by ICA, the Italian manufacture and marketer of special coatings for wood.

When wood finishing clarity is an issue, spray initial coats with a gloss product and establish the desired sheen level only on the final coat.

Professional woodworker Brian Grabski shows how to distress wood faux antique paint finishes

This alder armoire project, inspired by my client Cornerstone Interior Design, incorporated turned legs, and semi-transparent stains and distressed glazing.

Interstate Plywood is now an official local distributor of the Chemcraft brand line of wood coating products as Chemcraft further expands distribution.

For wood finishing, If clarity is an issue, spray initial coats with a gloss product and only use the final coat to create the sheen level that you want.