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Showing posts with label brightwork. Show all posts
Showing posts with label brightwork. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Got Milk?

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This post originally appeared on Windborne in Puget Sound I got skunked the other day. I was at one of the big box home remodeling sto...
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Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Fill'er up

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This post originally appeared on Windborne in Puget Sound So, you have a beautiful, bright-finished teak and holly sole. And your brothe...
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Tuesday, March 4, 2014

I won't steer you wrong

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This post originally appeared on Windborne in Puget Sound So when your wooden wheel needs refinishing, and the weather is too inclem...
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Thursday, November 7, 2013

How to: Mask a Handrail

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Do you keep your teak handrails finished bright?  On Eolian we do, and so varnishing them is a part of the annual varnishing task .  Theref...
Thursday, August 11, 2011

Who is that masked man?

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Please welcome new contributor Bob of m/v Brave Spirit !  Bob is a wood worker.  One of the things I have noticed about wood workers is that...
Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Dutching in

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On a boat of any age, there will be places where the woodwork has been damaged.  In Eolian 's cockpit, the coaming cover had holes drill...
Monday, August 30, 2010

How to: Salt varnish

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Unless you are an Olde Salt, you may not have heard of salt varnish. On a cabin sole finished bright, with beautiful gloss varnish, how do...
Monday, August 23, 2010

Fake wood grain, or real?

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Eolian was originally sold with wood-grain Formica on the nav station tabletop. When we took possession of her, one corner was coming loos...
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Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Cleaning the brush: A Chemical Engineer's perspective

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This post appeared originally on Windborne In Puget Sound Good varnishing brushes are definitely not cheap! The quickest way to ruin one ...