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How do you guys generally go about figuring out a fair price on used power tools? I’ve been looking at getting a festool tracksaw. I found a seller who has a Festool Ts55 track saw with (2) 4ft...

Do you think the dewalts are too under powered to run a byrd?

I’m currently using an old Ridgid TP13002. It gets the job done, but the blades nick easily, it’s loud a heck, and the dust collection isn’t the greatest. I’ve thought about getting a Byrd head to...

I was looking at the acuscribe but I heard the newer ones are made much cheaper . A few reviews said they have started 3D printing them and swapped a few metal parts for plastic and that they break...

I’m having difficulty finding a quality scribe. I started off with a cheap compass, but compass would shift/ move on me.

I then upgraded to the easyscribe. I was very happy with the easy...

I am working on painting the letters in a wood sign. I did my first two coats of paint in the routed out letters with latex Valspar exterior paint plus primer. I am not really happy with the color...

It’s a redwood sign that was made 10-15 years ago. It was sanded smooth when it was built. Have you found any specific fence stains to be better than others?

The odds of the sign being stripped and sanded every few years probably isn’t realistic. I’m thinking about maybe using a deck/fence stain. That way every year or two a new coat can be applied...

What about some type of oil finish. Is their an oil that can be applied annually that will leave the wood looking good? I see where you are coming from with the faux grain painted signs, but I’m...

I am working on refinishing the sign at our fire house. These are solid wood signs that have the department/ station routed into. The lettering is painted and the rest of the wood is left exposed. ...

I used 3 medium coats of Miniwax gloss lacquer, followed by one medium coat of Miniwax satin lacquer. Once the final coat was dry I did a very fine rub down with some 000 steel wool to knock down...

Thanks for the suggestions. Can any of these be applied over the lacquer or would the lacquer need to be completely stripped? I can find a bit of information on the 2k polyurethanes but I’m having...

I replaced some doors/ drawer faces on a bathroom vanity for a client. The door/drawer faces are made out of cherry and I finished them with lacquer for a durable smooth finish. All pieces were...

I have been trying to finish a live edge walnut table for almost a year now and have had nothing but one problem after another.

After having to sand the top down to bare wood for the second time...

Chris,

I used satin over the gloss finish because I want a satin finish. Using he gloss underneath the satin was reccomeded to me to help keep the clarity of the grain. Sanding it out to 2000...

Anybody know if I will have issues putting more coats of arm r seal on a surface sanded to 2000 grit?

Here are two pictures of the spot. The first one is from when i was wet sanding, and the second after the top had dried.

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I applied most of my coats by wiping it on. 2 coats were put on with a foam brush and one I tried spraying on. I sanded with 600 grit between my multiple coats of satin because I didn't want the...

Thanks for the suggestion, I updated my original post to include my finish schedule.

I am finishing out the top of a walnut table. Started off by sanded the top to 320 grit. Applied two coats of linseed oil. Then applied two coats of gloss arm r seal. Let the finish dry for 48...

What did sanding from 1200-4000 grit do? Does it look any different or just feel silky smooth?

I have been having an extremely difficult time finishing out a live edge walnut table top. I started off with a coat of linseed oil, s few coats of gloss arm r seal and then a few coats of satin arm...

I am having a really difficult time finishing a live edge walnut table I have been working on. I sanded the top to 320 grit. Applied two coats of gloss arm r seal. Let the finish dry for 48 hours....

I have been finishing out a walnut live edge coffee table and had some odd spots show up. So far the top was sanded to 320 and I applied two coats of BLO (the first coat sanded in with 400 grit...

I've never used sanding sealer before, would it be beneficial to use a few coats of that before the arm r seal to get a nice smooth finish?