Woodworker's Journal 2008-32-1, страница 60
Skill Builder ▼ Starting Steps to a Quality Finish A Swell Solution XMORG ON TH€ WEB Skill Builder For a downloadable article on surface preparation, go to woodworkersjournal.com and click on the icon at left. Or send a SASE to Woodworker's Journal, Skill Builder, 4365 Willow Drive, Medina, MN 55340 up some dents and gouges along the way. A dent is a depression in which the wood fibers were crushed, but not torn or cut, while a gouge has fibers cut or wood missing. We will deal with gouges later. You can usually steam dents out, and now is the time to remove them. Start with a wet cotton cloth and a hot iron, preferably one no longer being used for clothing. Using an eyedropper, a small artist's brush or even a toothpick, fill the dent with a drop or two of water. Add more water if it soaks in immediately to ensure that the depression is filled with water. Place the wet rag over the water-filled dent, and press the iron onto it. The wet cloth will prevent the iron from scorching the surrounding wood. Leave the iron on only a few seconds until the cloth is dry beneath it. You may have to repeat the whole process, but usually one or two pressings with the iron should bring the dent up to level. —Michael Dresdner While not applicable in every surface void situation, steaming out dents and dings is a slick trick to use in surface preparation. A. flow chart is a handy map that prompts you to ask the right questions, then directs you, depending on the answer, to the next step in a process, all while guaranteeing you don't miss any steps. Because they are so concise, flow charts tend to a bit cryptic. In the next six issues, I'll expand on the finishing flow chart we first published in the August 2005 issue of Woodworker's Journal by adding full descriptions of each step in the process. The end result, if you keep them all, will be a complete finishing primer. Surface Prep Surface preparation is literally the foundation of a good finish. Start by removing glue spots, move onto the intial sanding, and then address any nicks, dings or voids in the surface. Steaming Dents By the time your piece of furniture is ready for finishing, odds are good that it will have picked 106 February 2008 Woodworker's Journal |
