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		<title>Fix stain blotches</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 17:06:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Building a bookshelf with my son and used red oak plywood. Stained it with a Minwax oil based dark walnut. However, on one panel we were halfway done staining and&hellip;]]></description>
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		<title>White Oak Discoloration Prior to Finish</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 17:34:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello! This is my first post but have been lurking for a while. This forum is a great resource for woodworking so hoping someone can help with this discoloration issue. I'm&hellip;]]></description>
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		<title>Could someone please recommend a solid book on gold leafing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2025 21:50:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi,I am getting towards the end of carving a Bellamy eagle.  I’d like to apply gold leafing (real stuff) to the body as is often done.  My go to book&hellip;]]></description>
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		<title>Finishing plywood sides and backs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 15:53:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I'm building a tall built-in red oak plywood bookcase consisting of 3 separate sections which results in some of the sides being hidden.  I know that if it were hardwood&hellip;]]></description>
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		<title>Finishing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 21:12:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Came across this beautiful cupboard, is anybody can tell the type of finish that they used? To me it looks like fumming but can also be stained.Would like to hear&hellip;]]></description>
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		<title>41 Ford Pickup Oak Bed Floor</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2025 00:48:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I will be installing a white oak floor in my pickup bed and need advice as to the very best finish.  What is the very best finish to apply to&hellip;]]></description>
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		<title>Please Help ~ Bamboo Screen Finish!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2025 22:01:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi!I have a 95-strand bamboo string screen for our back door to keep flies out while giving our dog free access to the yard &amp; I’m hoping to protect it&hellip;]]></description>
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		<title>Oil-based polyurethane</title>
		<link>https://www.finewoodworking.com/forum/oil-based-polyurethane</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 19:35:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I'm looking for a substitute for oil-based polyurethane varnish which is impossible to find anymore. With oil-based you could dilute it with a solvent and/or oil and make a wipe&hellip;]]></description>
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		<title>Darkening White Oak Stair Treads using Polymerized Tung Oil</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2025 16:27:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello.I am using white oak for outdoor stair treads in a climate that has all four seasons. I'm opting for a Polymerized Tung Oil Sealer followed by a number of&hellip;]]></description>
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		<title>Varnish over total boat tabletop epoxy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2025 18:57:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m working on a table top made of recovered  pine barn-wood.  It’s built explicitly for use outdoors without protection from the elements. I chose  total boat and this product because&hellip;]]></description>
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