Woodworking: Finishing Essentials
What you'll learn
- This woodworking course will provide preparation and application tips to achieve the best finish.
- Help you understand what finish is best for your projects.
- Easy to use finishing techniques will products that are readily available.
Requirements
- There are not any course requirements or prerequisites for this class.
Description
The finishing process can be intimidating. With so many hours invested in a project, it feels as though one false move while finishing can undo all your hard work. That’s why we created this course, in conjunction with Woodworkers Guild of America. We’ll demystify finishes that are common in the marketplace, help you understand which finish is best for your projects, and provide great preparation and application tips that will help you achieve a better finish.
THE FINISHING PRODUCTS
In this course Woodworkers Guild of America Instructor George Vondriska intentionally chose to use finishing products that are readily available at home centers. No exotic finishes or obscure techniques, you’ll find that the approach taken in this course is very mainstream. That makes it accessible, and makes it easier for you to realize success with your finishing processes. With the wide array of products and application tips shown in this course, you’re sure to find a few that work with your projects, your shop, and your approach to woodworking.
TECHNIQUES
This course concentrates on techniques that will be easy for you to use. Cotton rags, cheese cloth, home center off-the-shelf brushes, aerosol finish… It’s how you use these items that is most important, and we’re here to teach you. With our application techniques in hand you’ll be more confident about choosing stains and top coats, and finding the best application method for each.
OUR CHEAT SHEET
In addition to the information provided through video in the course, we’re providing a printable Class Guide that includes information about the major advantages and disadvantages of a variety of stains and top coats. You’ll find this very helpful as you decide which finishes to use, and create your finish shopping list.
In addition to the hands-on video instruction you’ll receive, this class provides you with some downloadable resources and helpful information to print and keep, including the detailed Class Guide mentioned above as a recap of the key points of the class instruction and a resources document that will give you information on the products you’ll see in the course.
Who this course is for:
- Woodworkers wanting more confidence when choosing stains and topcoats and finding the best application methods.
Instructor
- 4.7 Instructor Rating
- 911 Reviews
- 2,320 Students
- 11 Courses
Formally trained as a Technology Education teacher, George Vondriska has been teaching woodworking since 1986, and has been the Managing Editor of Woodworkers Guild of America since 2007. In addition to teaching classes at his own Vondriska Woodworks School, George teaches at woodworking shows across the country and has taught woodworking for the Peace Corps/Swaziland, Andersen Window, Northwest Airlines, and the Pentagon. George has had numerous magazine articles published, from tool reviews to shop improvement projects.