An updated, do-it-yourself handbook introduces wood finishing tools, materials, and techniques, and covers oil finishes, stains, shellac, lacquer, varnish, and water-based finishes, in a volume complemented by more than two hundred full-color photographs, illustrations, hundreds of time- and money-saving tips, product comparisons, and instruction in new techniques. 20,000 first printing.
Bob Flexner has written more than 300 articles on wood finishing, made two award-winning videos on repairing and refinishing furniture, hosted The Furniture Workshop—his own call-in radio show, and taught several hundred workshops and seminars. Before beginning his writing and teaching career, he spent 20 years running a woodworking and restoration shop. He lives in Norman, Oklahoma.