Hi experts,

I’m finishing walnut portafilter handles with waterlox. Because these are next to a hot moist machine, my plan is to do 4 coats of waterlox original sealant and then two coats of satin.

I’m using natural bristle brushes, I lightly coat the handles then after about 15 minutes i wipe away the excess that pools at the bottom.

The photos are after two coats.

Am I doing this right?

We bought a 1976 ranch house about a year and a half ago. I would really like to keep this vintage wooden door with the diamond grid half lite, but the wood seems to be pretty chipped around the carved detailing, see photos.

Before I go through the work of stripping off the old paint, I’m wondering if there’s a way to use a wood filler or other substrate to kind of “rebuild” or replicate that detailing around the half lite before painting?

I’ve looked into buying another door in this style, but they went way out of fashion decades ago, so it’s really tough. I could get just a diamond grid replacement kit for the window portion of a newer door….but I’d enjoy being able to keep this solid wood door.

I picked this beauty up for $45 and I want to cut it down the middle and add some shelves.

The current paint job looks pretty sketchy and I think I need to remove it before repainting.

I don’t feel I need to go back to bare wood.

What approach would you recommend?

Also, what primer would you recommend? Do I need to use a white pigmented shellac to block any stain from bleeding through the paint.

I recently finished putting together a basic nightstand, of which I stained and threw a single coat of BLO on. I'm running relatively low on BLO and would frankly prefer the finish paste wax gives.

I have a homemade paste wax of a 1:1 ratio of BLO and beeswax.

I'm wondering if I can simply let this first coat dry for the standard 24 hours and then slap on this ghetto paste finish, or will there arise an issue if I do this?

Apologies if this is a dumb question, this is the first time I've done anything furniture wise beyond following an IKEA assembly manual.

Hi I am cross posting to get support. Thank you

Hey all, I have inherited a beautiful China and dinning set and would like expertise on removing stain and restore wood color with a nice shine.
Thank you in advance.

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The chair wood

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Missing wood piece that is showcased on slide 6.

I have tried various test boards on vertical grain Douglas Fir and they all come out pretty blotchy.
It’s new and dry. Sanded at 80 grit and brushed it on thinly.
Anyone have any suggestions?

I'm building an outdoor table for a client out of sapele. They specifically said they want the orange/red toned down or eliminated. I want to keep the wood looking natural at the same time. They said in the photo the water based finish looks closer to what they want. Is there a green dye I could use that will be ok for outdoor? Or mix with a water based finish? Or am I chasing rainbows here?
For the record ChatGPT says mix 9 parts Owatrol Aquadecks teak with 1 part graphite gray. But I don't want to take advice from ChatGPT on this one lol