Finishing your Woodworking Project

Video Transcript

"Hi, my name is Kevin and on behalf of Expert Village, I want to talk to you about finishing your project. Right here we've got our finished case that we built today out of bamboo and we also have a couple of CD cases that we've built using the exact same method of joinery. We have biscuits joining the different boards here. We have shelves and these are situated so that CDs can go vertical or horizontal. You can assemble them either way you please as sort of modulars the thinking behind it. You take this exact same method for the joinery and apply it to bookcases, or anything else. It really well for any cases that involve like storing things. If you've got bookcases, record shelves, CD shelves, anything like that, home entertainment center, you can take this and just infinitely add numbers of shelves and uprights and everything. It?s a very tried and true, very strong method that you can take and apply to a lot of home projects. Once you've finished and you've done all the sanding and you're ready to go, the next thing is you're going to choose what type of finish that you'll put on it and depending on what the actual piece is, it varies. With things like CD shelves that aren't going to see a lot of abuse, I'd recommend something like a hand rubbed oil finish. Very easy to apply for one person, just simply rub the oil on and then rub it off and it?s good to go. For things that are going to see a bit more wear and tear, for instance, things like a coffee table, you're going to want to do a brush on or a spray on finish to where it'll build and really have a layer that will protect the wood. For things like these, a really good, easy, cheap, economical solution is just do a hand rub oil finish that you can get from your local hardware store."