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		<title>TIP: Stain gets wood too dark</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 20:54:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Flexner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are two broad categories of stain: dye that is dissolved in a liquid, and dye and/or pigment combined with a binder. The first are usually called “dye” stains and are sold either as powders for you to do the dissolving, or are already dissolved in a liquid solvent. The second are often called “wiping [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TIP: Two tricks to successful French polishing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 20:54:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Flexner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are two very useful tricks to getting good results when French polishing. The first is to achieve a one-foot-or-less “comet’s tail” trailing the pad as you move it over the surface—as shown in the accompanying picture. This tail is made by the alcohol in the French-polishing solution evaporating through the oil (also in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Caring for Furniture</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 19:59:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Flexner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How to care for furniture and woodwork has to be the most confusing and misrepresented topic in all of woodworking and finishing. Claims from product manufacturers range from one absurdity to another: from replacing natural oils in wood to moisturizing the finish to causing wax build-up. The misunderstandings these claims cause lead many people to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aging and Antiquing Wood Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 13:04:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Neil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last month we featured an article by extraordinary woodworker, Charles Neil, showing how to create antique finishes. Below is the second part of the article. Before reading the article take a look at Charles’s latest project, a gorgeous coffee table made from “junk wood.”   It looks so far from being “junk” and is really a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cross-Cut Test for Adhesion</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 13:03:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Flexner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The proper test for determining if a paint or finish bonds well to the substrate, which could be just a previous coat of paint or finish, is called the cross-cut adhesion test. It is the standard that has been established by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). The test is shown in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wax for Table-Saw Tops</title>
		<link>http://news.thefinishingstore.com/?p=1401</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 13:02:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Flexner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you want to make the tabletops on your stationary machinery (table saw, band saw, jointer, etc.) slicker so boards slide easier, use paste wax, not furniture polish. And choose a paste wax sold for furniture or floors rather than for cars. The reasons for both instructions are the same. Many furniture polishes and paste [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aging and Antiquing Wood</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 21:19:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Neil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the things that I enjoy is experimenting with finishing. One of my favorite things is the antique looking finishes. While I do a lot of formal finishing, particularly on period pieces, I do enjoy playing with the old aged look and I must say they have served me well. Over the years we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TIP: Matching Colors</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:16:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Flexner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Matching colors is one of the most difficult tasks in wood finishing. Using just a stain rarely works well because the color on the object you’re trying to match is affected by how the wood and finish have aged. The best way to match a color is usually to get the color close, but a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TIP: Ghosting</title>
		<link>http://news.thefinishingstore.com/?p=1386</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:16:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Flexner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ghosting occurs when you sand or rub through one layer of finish into the one below, as shown in the accompanying picture. You can recognize ghosting when the problem area you’re trying to remove keeps getting bigger rather than smaller—like sanding through veneer. The term ghosting is the traditional name for this phenomenon. As it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TIP: Ruining Your Woodwork with a Finish</title>
		<link>http://news.thefinishingstore.com/?p=1375</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:35:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Flexner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s common to hear woodworkers lament that they don’t like finishing because they are afraid of ruining their woodworking project. So the following is an important point to keep in mind: The only thing you can do in finishing that can’t be fixed fairly easily is to blotch the wood with a stain or decide [...]]]></description>
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