Everything you need to finish your woodworking projects like a. How to select and apply the right finish, written by bob flexner. Bob flexner books list of books by author bob flexner thriftbooks. Bob flexner has operated his own furniture making and restoration shop in norman, ok for 30 years, and he has taught wood finishing and restoration for 20 years. Abraham flexner november, 1866 september 21, 1959 was an american educator, best known for his role in the 20th century reform of medical and higher education in the united states and canada. Flexner on finishing download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Finally answers to your wood finishing fears and frustrations. Sanitation stabilization decoration preparing the wood surface preparing the lumber sanding and smoothing sponging sharpening a hand scraper sharpening a cabinet scraper solvents for removing cured glues glue splotches. While i laughed at that, it turned out to be the case. For anyone wanting a more indepth coverage of finishing, read flexners book understanding wood finishing.
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Understanding wood finishing by bob flexner alibris. In this book, his first since understanding wood finishing, bob flexner delves deeper into many of the issues woodworkers struggle with and he does it with an authority that leaves no doubt. I generally learn through books and am interested in the science behind processes. Everything you need to finish your woodworking projects like a pro. Finishes and finishing techniques or essentials of. Learn from the best selling finishing book for woodworkers for the past 10 years. Understanding wood finishing bob flexner wood finishing books. Flexner on finishing ebook woodworking books, popular. It answered 98% of my wood finishing questions and dozens more i did not know enough to ask. Even if you own flexner s landmark book understanding wood finishing youll find this volume a good companion. The problem usually appears as moonlike craters in the first coat of finish seconds after application, but it can also appear as ridges sometimes called crawling, and it can hold off showing itself until the second or third coat.
Understanding wood finishing how to select and apply the right finish this is the most practical, comprehensive book on finishing ever published, and is widely regarded as the bible of wood finishing. Flexner on finishing king county library system overdrive. Jan, 2016 bob flexner is the author of flexner on finishing, wood finishing 101, and understanding wood finishing. Apr 08, 2020 flexner threw out the baby with the snake oil. One the other hand its so inexpensive on the used book market you cant go. Part of restoration is stripping and finishing, and i became very confused because of the contradictory information in magazines, books and from. For the amateur woodworker or someone wanting to do basic finishing, flexners book wood finishing 101 would be ideal. And while some good came out of the flexner report, what really came out was a new asofyet untapped way to turn a profit through medical science without the competition of medical professionals outside the fold. So then i told her well i have marcs book, so what else do i need to which she replied obvio. Flexner s ironclad rules for finishing woodshop news. In this book, his first since understanding wood finishing, bob flexner delves deeper into many of the issues woodworkers struggle with and he does it with an authority that leaves no.
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In the last several months since the purchase, i have yet to have a finishing question that wasnt explained in detail within the pages. Wood finishing 101 by bob flexner simplifies techniques into. How to select and apply the right finish by flexner, bob and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. For more than 18 years, bob flexner has been inspiring woodworkers with his writings and teachings on wood finishing. In this book, his first since understanding wood finishing, bob flexner delves deeper into many of the issues woodworkers struggle with and he does it with an. Finally answers to your wood finishing fears and frustrations flexner, bob on.
Bob flexner is a contributing editor to popular woodworking and the author of woodworking finishing books, including flexner on finishing, understanding wood finishing, and wood finishing 101, available at. Buy understanding wood finishing by bob flexner online at alibris. After posting numerous threads that requested help from the more experienced jocks, i was told that flexners book was the bible of finishing. Flexner updated all of his columns, and we redesigned all them for the book pity our senior art director linda watts. This is a great book on wood finishing, the only downside is its age, flexner has written more updated versions. In the introduction bob flexner states that he originally wrote this book because there is so much confusing information out there about finishing wood.
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