Steve Schoene
09-07-2005, 3:39 PM
Bob Flexner;s Understanding Wood Finishing 2005 has recently been released in a revised edition. It is on better paper, with color throughout. It remains a comprehensive guide.
It does something the others don't do--it names names. That is, it makes specific comments about particular brand name products. It also categorizes a number of widely available products so you can tell more about them than from reading labels.
Lots of myth busting as well. A somewhat more technical approach than some of the other finishing how-to books, but still easy to read and easy to find the information you are looking for.
It is published by Reader's Digest/Family Handyman.
It does something the others don't do--it names names. That is, it makes specific comments about particular brand name products. It also categorizes a number of widely available products so you can tell more about them than from reading labels.
Lots of myth busting as well. A somewhat more technical approach than some of the other finishing how-to books, but still easy to read and easy to find the information you are looking for.
It is published by Reader's Digest/Family Handyman.