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Trade Secrets: Preparing the wood surface before varnishing

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Samuel Peguiron shares a method involving a bespoke mixture and wood shavings

The idea for this method of wood preparation came to me while I was reading an article about wood turning. I learnt that there is a simple technique to get a nice finish on the wood products: the operator rubs the still-rotating piece of wood with a handful of the shavings they just produced from the shaping of the log. I wondered whether the method could be transposable to lutherie. Here is the way: apply a sealant on the surface and wipe it away with wood shavings…

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