General Finishes - Other

Wall Hanging BARRICADE Board Game with Storage

WoodworkingManiak — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 22:03:10 +0000

This is a classic board game that I have made out of sappy walnut. Marble holes and lines are all engraved into the wood. Additional pockets engraved to store marbles and die into the board. Two keyhole slots on back to allow for wall hanging.

Products Used

Lamp Black Milk Paint
Additional acrylic paints for marble hole colors
EnduroVar Satin

Bee

Captivahomedecor — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 14:56:18 +0000

Carefully hand carved from solid maple and wenge woods, handpainted and finished with satin spray lacquer.

Products Used

Lacquer

Tree of Life Wall Display

warrensnow — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 04:22:26 +0000

A local hospice organization (Hospice Support of Fauquier County, Virginia) contacted me to design and make a wall display for their office. Their desired theme was the Tree of Life, and the display would be used to recognize volunteers and contributors to their organization. We began a collaboration that led to making a scale model to verify the design, and then the final product pictured here.

The display consists of 3 large panels decorated with hand-cut marquetry to portray the local Blue Ridge Mountains skyline. A variety of woods 'paint' the horizon's picture, and then extend underground through deeper soil depths. A Tree of Life is applied to the surface using the intarsia method. Interlocking walnut pieces were shaped by hand and adhered to the surface to form the tree and its roots. The large center panel measures 52" square, and is flanked by matching side panels. Hospice Support will add metal leaves to the tree with engraved names of the people honored.

The finish process began by sealing the wood, followed by multiple coats of Arm-R-Seal. A hand-buffed wax coat completed the finish.

It was a privilege to be part of such a meaningful project.

Products Used

General Finishes Seal-a-Cell
General Finishes Arm-R-Seal, gloss & satin
Minwax Paste Furniture Wax

Winning Category

1st Place

Herringbone Serving Tray

Whiskeyriverworkshop — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 20:14:05 +0000

The wood in our Herringbone Serving Tray really popped after applying Enduro-Var. We love how this finish sprays and how durable it is. Being a water-based finish is a plus for easy clean up and low odor!

Products Used

Enduro-Var Satin

A Stave Story

Mike Reddy — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 03:03:08 +0000

When asked if I could cover 31 feet of 10 foot tall wall with whiskey barrel staves I wasn't really sure how I would go about it. After a lot of thought, I put together a mock up design and was awarded the job.

Faux timbers were produced in my shop with a lock miter cutter on a shaper equipped with a stock feeder as some of them were 10 feet long. This made the job of aligning and gluing up the joint much easier. Multiple steps were used to distress the timbers. A reciprocating saw (Sawzall) was run down the side of the timbers with a course blade to give the surface a rough sawn look. A power planer was used down the edges at different angles and depths to replicate a hewn edge. A distressing paddle with several sharp screws was dragged down the surface to create deep grain and scratches as well as tapping the paddle to produce fake worm holes. Finally a chain with nuts and bolts attached was used to beat more distress marks into the surface. After a quick sanding and application of two coats of GF Milk Paint Millstone, all those distress marks were ready for some GF Glaze Effects Van Dyke Brown to make them contrast with the background and stand out. A coat of GF Enduro Clear Poly was used before and after the glaze. Before to help the glaze be more workable and after to lock the glaze in. Scuff sanding was performed in between coats to insure adhesion and provide for a smoother finish.

Faux steel plates were made out of 1/4" MDF and hardware was cast with body filler in silicone molds made in the shop from actual hardware pieces. Once the hardware was glued on the MDF, the plates were ready to accept multiple coats of GF Lamp Black Milk Paint. The Milk Paint solely brought an amazingly real look to the faux plates as no other finish was used on them.

The office door was removed, stripped, had sawmarks ran down the length to look like seperate boards and was then distressed. The same finishing schedule as was on the timbers was applied. Faux steel strap hinges were made in the same process as the faux steel plates.

Siding in the top center panel with boxes for light fixtures was finished much like the timbers but with more glaze. This section willl house the corporate logo.

75 year old retired barrel staves were brought in by the client. After spending a few days pressure washing them, they were ready for GF Clear Poly in Satin. The Clear Poly brought out the character of the oak staves that had been hidden for so long.

All finishing for this project was sprayed with a Fuji HVLP system equipped with 3M PPS (Paint Preparation System).

Installation of the wall took several days to complete with late nights onsite. It was all made worthwhile when the client saw the finished product and could not say anything but 'Wow!' for a few minutes.

Note: No good vantage point existed for photographing the whole wall. It is in a secure entry corridor that has glass doors and windows seperated by their frames running parallel 5 foot from the project wall.

Products Used

General Finshes Milk Paint - Millstone
General Finishes Glaze Effects - Van Dyke Brown
General Finishes Enduro Clear Poly - Satin
General Finishes Milk Paint - Lamp Black
Olympic One - Satin - Custom Color (used behind staves on substrate)

Custom Arrow Wood Wall Art

DustandDetails — Sat, 22 Jul 2017 03:17:45 +0000

Handcrafted with various wood species including pine, this arrow design wood wall art piece was constructed to be visually compelling in any room, on the wall, displayed on a large dresser or buffet, and is large enough to stand alone on the floor. Vivid and complementing orange and teal dye stains, surrounded by deep black gel stain by General Finishes offer an intriguing art piece to enjoy on a daily basis. Finished in waterlox original topcoat, ensures a beautiful lasting finish for many years to come

Products Used

Folk Art Dye Stains in Orange and Teal
General Finishes Gel Stain in Black
Waterlox Original
Minwax penetrating stain in Early American
Zar stain in Ebony

Walnut Slab Bed With Cantilevered Drawer Boxes

jbedre — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 14:34:33 +0000

This is a king size bed I made from a large slab of American Black Walnut. The drawer boxes are cantilevered off the slab and feature hand-cut dovetails and shopmade leather pulls. The bed itself is also solid walnut, with feet that taper in two directions. The finish is General Finishes light brown dye stain (diluted) and topcoated with 3 coats of General Finishes satin Endurovar.

Products Used

General Finishes Dye Stain, EnduroVar satin

Modern Rustic Entertainment Center

Wattswooddesigns — Mon, 17 Jul 2017 20:39:35 +0000

First prjoect wher I tried General Finishes. After talking to another wood worker on IG about the products he uses, I drove the hour and a half to Woddcraft and purchaased Arm-R-Seal. Come to find out, Arm-R-Seal was not what he used, but I couldn't be happier with the finish. It was super easy to work with and went on EXACTLY like the instructions stated. The Arm-R-Seal really made the grain of the Oak POP.

Products Used

Arm-R-Seal

Segmented Cheeseboard

Davenport's Handmade — Sat, 15 Jul 2017 19:52:02 +0000

This is a handmade segmented cheese board that is made of the following woods, walnut, sapele, beech and oak and then a handle made from Purple Heart.

The segments were all cut to the same length then laid in a herringbone pattern and glued and clamped. When dry the clamps were removed and the shape was cut on the bandsaw, then the handle was made and fitted, the board was then sanded with 60, 120 and 240 grit then sanding sealer applied, the board was then sanded up to 1200 grit, then three coats of pure tung oil with a light sanding between coats.

Products Used

Pure tung oil
Walnut
Oak
Beech
Sapele
Purple heart

Old No. 7

Hunter Richmond — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 17:02:54 +0000

Blending fun and classy with the help of General Finishes Gel stains.

Products Used

Black Gel Stain
Prairie Wheat Gel Stain