Traditional Hand Finishing Part 1
Surface Preparation, French and Wax Polishing New Surfaces.

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Re-Finishing, Restoring and Conserving Old Surfaces

Duration: 5 Days
Location: The Little Surrenden Workshops
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General Course Content
This course is for students who work with wood, such a furniture makers/designers, furniture restorers or conservators, woodturners or carvers who wish to increase their understanding of finishing materials and finishing techniques.

You may if you wish, use this course to design a finishing system specifically for a wooden product that you produce while following the carefully structured series of demonstrations and practical exercises contained within this special course syllabus.

Suitable projects to bring for part l

Makers/Designers: Samples of the furniture /clock cases /instrument cases/ interior woodwork that you produce. If it is not possible to bring large items, please bring suitable samples of the timber used, and a sample or photograph of a finish that you like and want to reproduce.

Conservators/Restorers/Re-finishers: Samples of the timbers you most often work with to enable you to develop oxidisation and patination systems. If you are unsure of the suitability of your projects for THF part 2, you are welcome to bring them to part l for advice only.

Course availability