UNDERSTANDING WOOD FINISHING by BOB FLEXNER

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For more than 18 years, Bob Flexner has been inspiring woodworkers with his writings & teachings on wood finishing. Now, from the best-selling author comes the long-awaited & completely updated second edition of UNDERSTANDING WOOD FINISHING --the most practical, comprehensive book on finishing ever published.

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• ASIN: B000H6EJ4U
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very readable and very useful, January 15, 2008

By	Alan S. Mazer - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I know little about finishing and I can rarely make sense of the products I see in the store, or even of the products I see categorized online. Turns out, it's not just me. In a surprisingly readable work, Flexner systematically covers the essentials of finishing, taking the reader past the marketing-speak and poor product instructions, and laying out the basic finishing approaches, tradeoffs, and tools.

As just one example, I was planning on using a particular MinWax finish which calls for a next coat within two hours. Flexner actually shows this particular finish, what happens if you follow the (incorrect) instructions, what happens if you wait longer, and why it works like that. He presents many, many options, but at the same time, lays out some basic techniques for the beginner.

I read the book from start to finish, skipping just a very few parts, but the book is written so you can start at pretty much any chapter; the text has many embedded references so that you can get more details on related topics.

In short, this is just a very readable and useful book. I'm so glad I got it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommend, March 16, 2007

By	V. Gavigan "Custom Guitars" (New York) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Flexner's book explains in detail the different finishing options along with their characteristics. He also debunks all the old myths and hype while giving the reader the straight story on wood finishing. Get this book if you work with wood, you'll be glad you did.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finishing, October 25, 2006

By	RemodelGuy - See all my reviews

if you are interested in finishing this is the only book you need. don't look any further just by this book you can think me later :-),,,