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maura macalusoU.S.
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I can answer all questions regarding woodcarving, chip carving, scroll sawing, carving tools and techniques and can answer most questions regarding wood. I am not an appraiser of carvings nor an antique dealer. | |
joseph DeMartinoAfghanistan
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there is not a lot of questions that i'm unable to answer though most referring to home building i do have a lack of extensive knowledge. | |
Greg SchollU.S.
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Questions on Woodworking, wood finishing and refinishing of all kinds, repairing furniture and wooden objects,Architectural details, Woodturning, carving, tool usage, product usage, some chemistry as it applies to woodworking and related interests,cabinet making and furniture construction/design, etc. I have experience with all manners of colorants, finishes, paints, stains, dyes, glazes, and coatings,wood species recognition,usage,etc. |
Hi April, getting a stain out of wood's grain like this can be tough, Oxalic acid solution should be able to do it, you buy it in a crystalline form and mix it with warm water, then apply it to the stain
This is a nice look, certainly accomplished with some type of multi step process that even a Pro will have a very difficult time trying to reproduce....that's by design.....as I said though, this would
To deal with a warp over a surface requires some major woodworking knowledge, ability to evaluate, and skills to correct,....so,..yes, it's not a job for a novice....and it's possible it can't be corrected
Hi Alison, yes, of course it's ok to plane the window...and it's likely that's the only way to make it fit, but it will likely have to be removed and clamped to a vise to allow you to plane it, and you'll
Not sure why asking another Painter in would be "impossible"...it would be smart to have a Pro eye look at these beams, and perhaps the overspray to deduce what was on the beams, but it's not essential
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