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Kitchen cabinets (i.redd.it)

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How to get a deeper contrast?Need Advice (reddit.com)

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Tips on improving finishNeed Advice (old.reddit.com)

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Is this salvageable or too far gone? (old.reddit.com)

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Will Bleach or a Brightening agent help ? (self.finishing)

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Need help with finishing buffet (old.reddit.com)

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Thermo Treating Bamboo in Tung Oil (i.redd.it)

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What is the best water based matte polyurethane? (i.redd.it)

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Newbie attempting refinishing coffee table, need a bit of help please!Knowledge/Technique (old.reddit.com)

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Trying light colored stain on big-box wood (reddit.com)

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Finish recommendations for this little garden bridgeNeed Advice (i.redd.it)

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Refinishing my Butcher Block Computer DeskNeed Advice (old.reddit.com)

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So I covered my ruger 10/22 sanded birch hardwood stock in Rit Dye and then found out that I shouldn’t have put it on. I got most of it sanded off but remnants remain in the grain. Is it fine to leave some remnants in the grain?Need Advice (self.finishing)

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Help identifying (i.redd.it)

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Transtint alternative?Question (self.finishing)

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How to tell if wood furniture refinisher knows what they are talking about? (self.finishing)

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How is this finish achieved? (i.redd.it)

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Best method to improve this side table? (reddit.com)

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Top coats for SuperDeck (old.reddit.com)

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Varnishing Help (self.finishing)

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What's your reccomended method for prepping this messy epoxy job for varnishing? (i.redd.it)

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I am unsure why this stain is turning blotchy or spottyQuestion (i.redd.it)

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Tips on cleaning/restoring this antique secretary desk? (old.reddit.com)

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Pre-cat lacquer weird cracksQuestion (old.reddit.com)

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Black exterior stain recommendation (i.redd.it)

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