(Ebook) Understanding Wood Finishing: How to Select and Apply the Right Finish, 3rd Edition by Bob Flexner ISBN 9781497101555, 1497101557

(Ebook) Understanding Wood Finishing: How to Select and Apply the Right Finish, 3rd Edition by Bob Flexner ISBN 9781497101555, 1497101557

Take the mystery out of wood finishing!

Over 350 color photos that help you distinguish between products, make decisions, and solve problems
Over 40 reference tables and troubleshooting guides
The latest technical updates on materials and techniques—from spray guns to French polishing
Detailed instructions and explanations that take the mystery out of the science
Oil finishes, wax finishes, film finishes, shellac, lacquer, varnish, two-part, water-based, and more are each covered in detail
For decades, Bob Flexner has been inspiring and informing woodworkers with his writings and teachings on wood finishing. Now comes the long-awaited and completely updated third revised edition of Understanding Wood Finishing—the most practical, comprehensive book on finishing ever published.

Long admired by wood technology professors, magazine editors, professional cabinetmakers, and other industry leaders since its original publication, Understanding Wood Finishing is widely regarded as the bible of wood finishing

"We use Understanding Wood Finishing as the textbook for our students training to go into the furniture industry," says David Miles, wood technology professor at Pittsburg State University. "It's the best written, most accurate, and most thorough wood finishing book in print—by far."

Understanding Wood Finishing, 3rd Revised Edition offers the latest technical updates on materials and techniques, detailed instructions and explanations, and over 40 must-have reference tables and troubleshooting guides. You'll learn everything you need to know about finishing, from preparing wood to applying wood stains and different types of wood finishes—from shellac and lacquer to varnish and water-based—coloring techniques, filling pores, removing finishes, and more.

With its clear writing and engaging style, this is "without a doubt the best researched, most authoritative, and easy-to-follow book on the subject," as noted by Steve Shanesy, former Editor and Publisher of Popular Woodworking mag