Popular Woodworking 2006-11 № 158, страница 46

How to get the maximum results in the minimum amount of time: A slightly unorthodox approach from a 23-year cabinetshop veteran.

he difference between a project that looks OK and aproject that looks stunning is the finish.

And the difference between a finish that looks OK and a finish that looks stunning is - hands down - the sanding job you did before you applied the stain and the topcoat finish to the project.

Though most woodworkers dislike sanding and finishing, during the last 23 years and 4,000 projects of my professional cabi-netmaking career, I've learned that nothing else separates the wheat from the chaff like the quality of a woodworker's sanding and finishing efforts. Sanding (or old-style surface preparation with planes and scrapers) is the most important step to becoming a good finisher.

by Troy Sexton

Troy designs and builds custom furniture for

Sexton Classic American Furniture in Sunbury, Ohio, and is a contributing editor to Popular Woodworking magazine.

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