Comments on: 3- Refinishing (Pt. 6)

By: JimsPlace

JimsPlace — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:59:44 +0000

So was I! What I expected to see was Marc going flying accross the screen with Nicole looking at him arms crossed and head cocked looking on in disbelief.

By: Bryan V

Bryan V — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:49:41 +0000

I finished watching this series of pod-casts a little while ago, i have some old furniture that has been handed down from my mom and her parents, it is good to know that it is possible to refinish them. Maybe when i get some free time, i can work on refinishing one drawer (front only, of course) at a time.

I really appreciate the effort you put into the videos for us.

By: Ron

Ron — Tue, 03 May 2011 04:22:14 +0000

Ha! I was waiting for the climactic leaf opening at the end, and then: nada! I feel like I have blue-eyes now, what a tease! Seriously, great vids, I’m looking forward to going through the rest. Your mixture of entertainment and information is great and the fact that you can call ‘em as you see ‘em makes this way better than any TV show.

By: Cowboy59

Cowboy59 — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 05:09:51 +0000

Thanks for the tips Mark

By: thewoodwhisperer

thewoodwhisperer — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:59:47 +0000

If I recall correctly on this one, I didn’t put any stain on the top at all.

And the legs are really optional. But if I was going for a high gloss finish, I would also do a pore fill on the legs.

By: stephen

stephen — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 15:56:14 +0000

Did you apply a stain after filling the pores and resanding?
If the legs were also mahogany would you need to fill the pores there also?

By: walt Lumley

walt Lumley — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:08:53 +0000

just rekindled my interest in wood working a few months ago and this set of videos made it possible for me to remove a marred finish from my living room end table that had driven my wife crazy. I corrected it and now I am King of the castle again. (as long as I keep dust and noise from my shop out of the house)
Really enjoyed the web site and have been working my way through the podcast starting at number one
Can’t wait for the new ones
Walt

By: Cliff Bramlett

Cliff Bramlett — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:17:23 +0000

Wow, another geek turned woodjock, and so successful at it too! I worked in Dell’s engineering dept for years, then web consulting, and now I’m effectively a tinker into robotic and… woodwork!? Is this becoming a trend?

Amazing results with the refinishing work. I think I would actually call it more of a rebuilding job. It looks like a new piece!

By: thewoodwhisperer

thewoodwhisperer — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 19:38:45 +0000

Hey Thomas. Veneers can be a little tricky since you have a major risk of either burning through the veneer or causing it to life. Hopefully you can just scrape the finish off and give it a light sanding and call it done. But each piece tends to play by its own rules. You never quite know what you are going to encounter until you get in there.

Glad you are looking forward to the Charles Neil collaboration. We are very excited about it too!

And believe it or not, I am the techno-geek who keeps the show running. From the site, the blog posts, the filming, the editing….I do it all.

And I am actually from NJ, so you might hear a little of that accent once in a while. :)

By: Thomas Tieffenbacher/Doc Savage 45

Thomas Tieffenbacher/Doc Savage 45 — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 19:27:10 +0000

Marc,

Enjoyed the refinishing video with your project. would like to see you working on a veneered piece? I am looking forward to the Webinar with Charles Neil. Like your approach. who’s the techno geek who keeps the site going. Have a afamily heirloom that a client wants redone. Not quite the quality of material as in the mahogany table, but it is important to this family. got a few different things to look at when I do this. You aren’t originally from Massachusetts are you. Heard a little “Norm” in your discussions LOL.