Page 16 - Sanding and Finishing Projects

Some wood finishes excel at one thing, others at something else, and to get the effect you want, you sometimes have to use more than one. A Woodworker's Journal reader asks whether it's advisable to put a tougher protective coating over a grain-popping tung oil finish.

Wood filler, grain filler, wood putty – what's it all mean? Judging by the raft of questions we field on the subject, filling wood is a source of general confusion among woodworkers.  Our experts off er a little clarification on the topic.