Can someone recommend good book about finishing? I have no finishing
experience.

"Alexander Galkin" wrote in message
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Can someone recommend good book about finishing? I have no finishing
experience.

I liked Bob Flexner's book _Understanding Wood Finishing_.

todd

On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 18:11:19 -0600, "Todd Fatheree"
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I liked Bob Flexner's book _Understanding Wood Finishing_.


Ditto, I'll also add Jewett's 2004 book:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1561585920/qid=1105749018/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/002-4713787-2932013?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

I have both, and give the slight nod to Jewitt for updated
information, especially about water base materials.

Barry

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"Alexander Galkin" wrote in message
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Can someone recommend good book about finishing? I have no finishing
experience.

I liked Bob Flexner's book _Understanding Wood Finishing_.

todd



I agree.

On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 19:08:06 -0500, "Alexander Galkin"
wrote:

Can someone recommend good book about finishing? I have no finishing
experience.


Some recommendations and reviews are he
http://woodworking.homeip.net/wood/Reference/books.htm

Groggy
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"Alexander Galkin" wrote in
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Can someone recommend good book about finishing? I have no finishing
experience.


This fellow is pragmatic, and has good advice for beginning to intermediate
finishers.

http://www.michaeldresdner.com/store.shtml

The other recommendations I saw were also excellent.

Patriarch

On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 19:08:06 -0500, the inscrutable "Alexander Galkin"
spake:

Can someone recommend good book about finishing? I have no finishing
experience.

In this order:

"Hand-Applied Finishes" by Jeff Jewitt. (best all-around)
"Understanding Wood Finishing" by Bob Flexner. (best technical)
"Woodfinishing Book" by Michael Dresdner. (worst photography, but
there is a new--titled "New WF Book"--copy out which I haven't seen.)
"Spray Finishing" by Andy Charron (also "waterborne finishes")

I haven't seen Frank Klausz' finishing book, but I know he loves
Waterlox on Cherry and I'm sure the book is a good one.

My suggestion: Get some Waterlox and give it a try. Once you get a
good finish with that, you can experiment with other, more picky
finishes. But this one can't be beat.


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