How to french polish oak Videos

• 1. Daren gives a french polishing tutorial
• 2. French polishing stripped wood..
• 3. French Polishing
• 4. French polishing a drop leaf table top.
• 5. French Polish Part III Filling the Pores
• 6. How to french polish wood finished part 2

Daren gives a french polishing tutorial

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Carl Joseph commented on 01 Dec 2012

Good point. However I think this is a video from one of the demonstrations done for students there at the Atelier each morning. I was recently there for a month and they do take you through each individual step. I know they sell a DVD with a kit with all the stuff you need and detailed instructions etc.

B30pt87 commented on 22 Sep 2012

Thank you! Good tips, clear voice and visuals. Clips like this that show a skilled person doing what they're good at teach me more than the ones showing a person talking about doing something with only minimal gestures to illustrate their words.

TheMister Mann commented on 15 Nov 2012

Interesting but he assumes we know which products to use and how to prepare the rubber. I'd like to see this from step 1..and not step 10.

Nerk Onez commented on 17 Jun 2015

What the.... is he doing? That's not a French polish.

telosfd commented on 24 Mar 2013

Oil in french polish????????????????

Bourgine Florian commented on 26 Jan 2013

That's not FRENCH POLISH !

french polishing stripped wood..

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Brett Dowden commented on 19 Dec 2014

Beautiful work and thanks for sharing! Can you explain how you filled the grain? Was it just a coat of polish with the mop, or something special with the rubber after? Thank you so much for your videos, I've learned so much.

Andrew Adams commented on 06 Feb 2015

I have just scraped the scratches off a kitchen table top, and I do not know whether to use Oil to finish it or Polyurethene varnish. Can you help me.

French Polishing

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Big Swifty commented on 03 Jan 2015

This is an excellent video. It's not a how-to, but it surely demonstrates the skill, technique, and talent. It's well sot and it shows very nicely (great camera angle) what results you get when you apply shellac correctly. That your surfaces are free from streaks is the important testimony to your skillset. Kudos. 

Richard A. Snitzer commented on 17 Sep 2015

Darn, I missed it with my volume turned down.

THEO27B commented on 02 Aug 2015

A few words would not have been wasted.

ryan m commented on 01 Feb 2015

It's a man rubbing a table

French polishing a drop leaf table top.

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Hightower4069 commented on 17 May 2013

Hi, i used a fine grit wet and dry and one of those sponge like pads also a fine grit. As for the polish it was just french polish from a bottle, but you can get darker ones like garnet.

Hightower4069 commented on 03 Sep 2012

Grazie, amico mio. Sei ancora godendo il caldo in Italia, mia moglie era la settimana scorsa, è stato di 110 gradi dove si trovava.

Dc2 commented on 17 May 2013

Hello, I was wondering what grit sand paper you used and what exactly the polish is called? Is it just called French polish?

ernestusilgrande commented on 03 Sep 2012

da oggi la temperatura è scesa di 10 gradi .25 ottima salutoni

ernestusilgrande commented on 02 Sep 2012

bravo ottimo lavoro

French Polish Part III Filling the Pores

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Mandolin1944 commented on 03 Feb 2013

Very interesting video. Very useful. One thing, I don't see how you can prevent pumice from mixing with the sawdust and shellac -- so aren't you getting pumice into the wood fiber also? The second method seems intuitive more attractive to me. But what do I know?

Shukin Andjivin commented on 15 Sep 2013

Would rotten stone be suitable for pore-filling also?would it be abrasive enough? FFFF is really fine, so I imagine it would.

how to french polish wood finished part 2

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Craig Colton commented on 24 Feb 2012

Am I seeing things!! You actually waxed over French polishing!! You need to remove these clips and learn how to French polish properly yourself before showing your efforts. Any watching these then don't even bother copying this he had no idea

Richter Customs commented on 04 May 2012

sorry worked good just doing a different way ,l;earned this out of a professional wood working book polish it out like a car finish polished out plenty of car finishes know sorry nice try

Hank Montgomery commented on 14 Aug 2011

Sweet, some good quick easy shellacking. Obviously not pro, or instrument grade, but this is what i do for a simple project. Its Fast!

Alberto Chaves commented on 16 Aug 2011

Hello. I want to ask to you what color of shellac do you use in this video? Where i find't. Second: can i finished this matte? Thanks!

Richter Customs commented on 14 Aug 2011

@ThePatchRecords yes not pro been doing for awhile now 5to instrament grade you sand between the layers

Richter Customs commented on 16 Aug 2011

@aclhbaevretso garnet ,woodcraft is a good place that's wer i got mine any more questions let me know

Richter Customs commented on 21 Jun 2011

@tmaxr it a example not pro just know how to to do it thinking of remaking the video litlle better

robertbdesmond commented on 19 Oct 2012

You have barely an idea of what you are doing here. This should be removed from the internet!

Richter Customs commented on 20 Oct 2012

it the way i do it i'm allowed to think for my self will you give me permission

Aleksandra Placzek commented on 14 Jul 2015

do you smoke grass my friend ? I like your style :)

telosfd commented on 27 Mar 2013

Παπαρια!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LluisVelaRos commented on 28 Mar 2013

Terrible work