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Understanding Wood Finishing by Bob Flexner
For more than 18 years, Bob Flexner has been
inspiring woodworkers with his writings and teachings on wood finishing. Now,
from this best-selling author comes the long-awaited and completely updated
second edition of Understanding Wood Finishing - the most practical,
comprehensive book on finishing ever published.
The first edition of Understanding Wood Finishing has sold hundreds of
thousands of copies and 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.”
Inside you will find…
- The latest technical updates on materials and techniques - from spray guns to
French polishing
- Detailed step-by-step instructions and explanations that take the mystery out
of the science
- Over 300 color photos that help you distinguish between products, make
decisions, and solve problems
- More than 40 must-have reference tables and troubleshooting guides
- …and much 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,” notes
Steve Shanesy, Popular Woodworking magazine editor.
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.” Paperback, 310 pages, 8 1/2" x 11".
cabinet
makers, and finish carpenters.
