{"id":9002,"date":"2017-03-25T08:57:35","date_gmt":"2017-03-25T15:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/?p=9002"},"modified":"2017-03-25T09:00:37","modified_gmt":"2017-03-25T16:00:37","slug":"woodworking-class-wood-finishing-basics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/events-classes-and-clinics\/classes-by-southwest-school-of-woodworking\/woodworking-class-wood-finishing-basics\/","title":{"rendered":"Woodworking Class: Wood Finishing Basics"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-7 col-md-6\">\n<p><strong>When:<\/strong><br \/>\nApril 3-6, 6:00pm &#8211; 9:00pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Instructor<\/strong><br \/>\nRhonda Forsha<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where<\/strong><br \/>\nSouthwest School of Woodworking (downtown Phoenix)<br \/>\n621 N 7th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85007<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-warning\" href=\"http:\/\/www.swcfc.org\/registration\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-external-link\"><\/i> Register $234<\/a><br \/>\n<small><em>(register at Southwest School of Woodworking)<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-5 col-md-6\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mahogany-old-red-finish-08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive alignright wp-image-9005 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mahogany-old-red-finish-08-400x267.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mahogany-old-red-finish-08-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mahogany-old-red-finish-08-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mahogany-old-red-finish-08-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mahogany-old-red-finish-08-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mahogany-old-red-finish-08.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Learn Finishing Skills in 4 Evening&nbsp;Sessions<\/h3>\n<p>Finishing is one of the most mysterious aspects of woodworking. Many novices will spend a lot of time making their project only to rush through the finishing process and end up with a result that is less than adequate. It is said \u201cthat you can always tell a piece that is done by an amateur by the quality of the finish\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In this course, Master Finisher, Rhonda Forsha, will lead you though the fundamentals of finishing and get you on your way to developing this important skill.<\/p>\n<p>This class takes place in 3-hour sessions over the course of four&nbsp;evening sessions, 6:00 &#8211; 9:00 pm<\/p>\n<h3>Everything Is Included:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Surface preparation<\/li>\n<li>Repairing defects<\/li>\n<li>Basic color theory<\/li>\n<li>Using stain and dyes<\/li>\n<li>Stain and glaze<\/li>\n<li>Wiping, brushing and spraying clear coats<\/li>\n<li>Touching up defects after finishing<\/li>\n<li>Painted finishes<\/li>\n<li>You will produce several finish samples and a sanding block<\/li>\n<li>Friendly, expert instruction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-warning\" href=\"http:\/\/www.swcfc.org\/registration\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-external-link\"><\/i> Register $234<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small><em>(register at Southwest School of Woodworking)<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><em>What&#8217;s the Southwest School of Woodworking?<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>It&#8217;s your hometown woodworking school located near&nbsp;downtown Phoenix and staffed by expert furniture makers who just want to do their part to pass on their knowledge of the craft.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For 2017 we&#8217;re partnering with the school to promote classes that we think you&#8217;ll like.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Expect to see more classes throughout the year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When: April 3-6, 6:00pm &#8211; 9:00pm Instructor Rhonda Forsha Where Southwest School of Woodworking (downtown Phoenix) 621 N 7th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85007 Register $234 (register at Southwest School of Woodworking) Learn Finishing Skills in 4 Evening&nbsp;Sessions Finishing is one of the most mysterious aspects of woodworking. Many novices will spend a lot of time <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/events-classes-and-clinics\/classes-by-southwest-school-of-woodworking\/woodworking-class-wood-finishing-basics\/\">&#8230;<br \/><small><em><strong>Read More<\/strong><\/em> <i class=\"fa fa-arrow-circle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/small><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9005,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[141],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-classes-by-southwest-school-of-woodworking"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9002"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9002\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9009,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9002\/revisions\/9009"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9005"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}