Understanding Wood Finishing, 3rd Revised Edition: How to Select and Apply the Right Finish (Fox Chapel Publishing) Practical Guide with 350 Photos and 40 Reference Tables for Furniture and Cabinets - Softcover

Bob Flexner

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1497101476 ISBN 13: 9781497101470

Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing, 2021

Synopsis

Take the mystery out of wood finishing!

Master proven wood finishing techniques with clear guidance, expert instruction, and real solutions for furniture, cabinetry, woodworking projects, and repairs. This trusted reference for DIY woodworkers, furniture makers, and restorers explains how to prepare wood, choose the best finish, and apply products for durable, beautiful results whether you are restoring antique furniture, finishing new builds, or learning cabinet finishing skills.

You'll learn pore filling, coloring techniques, removing finishes, matching tones, and more, and gain practical solutions for common problems like blotching, streaks, and adhesion.

• 350+ color photos to help you distinguish between products, make decisions, and solve problems
• 40+ reference tables and troubleshooting guides
• The latest updates on materials and techniques, from spray guns to French polishing
• Detailed instructions and explanations that take the mystery out of the science
• Oil finishes, wax finishes, film finishes, shellac, lacquer, varnish, two-part, water-based, and more are each covered in detail

For decades, Bob Flexner has been inspiring and informing woodworkers with his writings and teachings on wood finishing. His completely updated third revised edition of Understanding Wood Finishing is the most practical, comprehensive book on finishing ever published.

Long admired by wood technology professors, magazine editors, professional cabinetmakers, and other industry leaders since its original publication, Understanding Wood Finishing is widely regarded as the bible of wood finishing:

"We use Understanding Wood Finishing as the textbook for our students training to go into the furniture industry," says David Miles, wood technology professor at Pittsburg State University. "It's the best written, most accurate, and most thorough wood finishing book in print — by far."

This revised edition offers the latest technical updates on materials and techniques, detailed instructions and explanations, and must-have reference tables and troubleshooting guides. You'll learn everything you need to know about finishing, from preparing wood to applying wood stains and different types of wood finishes (from shellac and lacquer to varnish and water-based), coloring techniques, filling pores, removing finishes, and more.

With its clear writing and engaging style, this is "without a doubt the best researched, most authoritative, and easy-to-follow book on the subject," as noted by Steve Shanesy, former Editor and Publisher of Popular Woodworking magazine. "As professional finishers know and as amateurs will surely realize, finishing is easy once you know what you are doing," says Frank Klausz, a professional cabinetmaker. "Understanding Wood Finishing makes the science of finishing understandable."

Featured in this edition are a collection of recently published articles written by Bob, updated information on strippers and solvents no longer considered safe, information on finishing with soap — a fun and chemical-free way to finish furniture and small items — information on finishing a project in a day (or less), advice on matching colors and dating finishes, detailed info on working with wood filler, guidance on spray finishing, advanced techniques, and more! An easy-to-understand resource, this book not only offers valuable and expert information on a variety of topics surrounding wood finishing, it's also written in an approachable, conversational tone that's engaging and interesting to read.

Explore the book so complete, it has been nicknamed the wood finishing bible: Understanding Wood Finishing!

About this title

About the Author

Before beginning his writing and teaching career, Bob Flexner spent 20 years running a woodworking and restoration shop. In addition to writing the first edition of Understanding Wood Finishing, Bob has made two award-winning videos, hosted The Furniture Workshop, his own call-in radio show, and taught several hundred workshops and seminars. In addition, he has written more than 300 articles and edited the leading magazine dedicated to the professional furniture-restoration trade.

From the Back Cover

The Most Practical Book on Finishing Ever Published

Hailed as the "bible" of wood finishing, this best-selling and newly updated guide is a complete, easy-to-understand resource that will teach you everything you need to know about wood finishing. From preparing and staining wood to different types of finishes, coloring techniques, filling pores, and so much more, Understanding Wood Finishing 3rd Revised Edition provides the most current and complete information in a clear and engaging writing style.

Inside you will find...

• The latest technical updates on materials and techniques—from spray guns to French polishing
• Detailed instructions and explanations that take the mystery out of the science
• More than 350 color photographs that help you distinguish between products, make decisions, and solve problems
• More than 40 must-have reference tables and troubleshooting guides
• Updated information on strippers and solvents no longer considered safe
• Discover finishing with soap—a fun and chemical-free way to finish furniture and small items
• New information on finishing a project in a day (or less)
• New information on matching colors and dating finishes
• And more!

More Praise for Understanding Wood Finishing

We use Understanding Wood Finishing as the textbook for our students training to go into the furniture industry. It's the best written, most accurate, and most thorough wood finishing book in print—by far.
—David Miles, Wood Technology Professor at Pittsburg State University

Without a doubt the best researched, most authoritative, and easy-to-follow book on the subject.
—Steve Shanesy, Former Editor and Publisher of Popular Woodworking magazine

As professional finishers know and as amateurs will surely realize, finishing is easy once you know what you are doing, Understanding Wood Finishing makes the science of finishing understandable.
—Frank Klausz, Professional Cabinetmaker

A very, very fine, practical and comprehensive guide to prepping and applying finishes. This one helps you make sense of what you read on the manufacturer's can, and figure out what you're really getting yourself into.
—ManMadeDIY.com

INCLUDES:
Most common finishes—shellac, lacquer, varnish, water-based, and more
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Detailed info on working with wood filler
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Guidance on spray finishing and more advanced techniques

Edition details

• Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1497101476
• ISBN 13: 9781497101470
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 320