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Yikes....A Close Call

By Rod Keyser....  October 2011

 

A cautionary tale of the dangers associated with improper disposal of oily rags.

 

Choosing The Right Finish For Your Project

With 100's of choices, how are you to ever decide on which finish is the best choice for your project?

 

All finishes can be grouped down into more manageable categories having general working qualities and degrees

of protection.

Here is a guide for you that will simplify your process.

 

Antique or Not ?

By Rod Keyser

To date a piece and distinguish antiques from reproductions or fakes, you need not just in-depth knowledge of historical styles and construction techniques but powers of deduction worthy of a detective.

 

 

 

 

Treating Woodworm Infestation

By Rod Keyser

woodworm-damage

If you see woodworm holes on furniture, make this simple test: stand the piece on newspaper for a week, sharply tapping the affected area every day. Small pieces of sawdust  indicates an active presence, and you should act fast, since beetles can spread fast

 

 

 

 

 

Wood Slab Made Into a Coffee Table

 

Here is the very large wood slab a customer asked me to sand and finish for use as a coffee table.

I like unique projects, so this job was a lot of fun!

 

 

 

Feeling Frustrated...

Who can you trust?

By Rod Keyser....October 2011

 

Just where should you turn

when you need advice? Kevin

searched Youtube for

information on how to strip

furniture, and thought he was getting good advice...uh oh

 

 

Refinishing Furniture as a  business....By Rod Keyser, November 2012

 

Interested in turning your hobby into a business?

I could never count the times I have told someone that I own a furniture Restoration business and heard them enthusiastically respond "Oh my, that must be so interesting, It must be so much fun working on all those antiques."

Well, it is fun - or at least it has that potential.

 

 

 

Before

 

The body has a maple veneer top

 

 

After

brown burst has been applied

 

Creating a Sunburst Finish on a Guitar using Only Aerosol Lacquers

 

You will be amazed at what you can accomplish using aerosols...This guitar is project is a fine example of that.

 

 

 

 

 

Fool Proof Finish

 

Don't be fooled by the fool proof finish!!

 

Finishing is a lot like cooking: the more crap you throw in, the less you can discern and appreciate the individual ingredients.

 

 

 

Caring For An Oiled

Finish

Hope says.."Around 5 years ago or so a friend of mine built me an incredible bed out of mahogany. It is such a beautiful piece and I feel it will become an heirloom. My problem is that I have lost touch with my friend and she did not put a finish or stain on the wood she only oiled it....