Zach Turner Posted November 25, 2019 Report Share Posted November 25, 2019 Guys I've been doing simple woodworking sense high school but I have finely found the determination to build my own shop from the ground up! Any professionals out there with tips on starting up would be great! The thing I have always struggled with most because of my lack of experience is identification when doing a refinish. I'm looking for suggestions on any books or some that might be helpful. Need help fast! Most of the jobs people want me to do is refinished and I hate to turn them away right now because I really need the money to build my business and hopefully start full time soon. Also I have this hutch right now that I am working on that smells like walnut but its way to light. The piece was made around 50s or 60s. Any help is great thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted November 25, 2019 Report Share Posted November 25, 2019 Probably walnut as walnut lightens with age and exposure to UV light. A couple good websites can be found below. The first one is ran by a member of this forum and he commonly helps ID wood. http://hobbithouseinc.com/personal/woodpics/ https://www.wood-database.com/ Wood database is an ok resource but doesn't have near as many pictures specifically end grain to help in identification. End grain is the best way to identify wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zach Turner Posted November 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2019 Thank you very much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zach Turner Posted November 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2019 This would explain why the back and insides are much darker than the face. But why did the wood get much lighter as I stripped it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted November 26, 2019 Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 The old finish had probably darkened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zach Turner Posted February 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 Thanks guys sorry for the late response! The refinish turned out great. My customer loved the more natural look with a straight clear minwax poly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phinds Posted March 1, 2020 Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 Tons of resource links here for wood id ---> https://woodbarter.com/threads/wood-id-resources.70/ As far as I know, this is the best compendium of wood ID resources in existence (he says, modestly). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyoak Posted March 1, 2020 Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 On 11/25/2019 at 12:56 PM, Zach Turner said: I have finely found the determination to build my own shop from the ground up! First is financial. How much can you pay and/or finance for this shop. Include tools. Do you have the land? Will most of your work be refinishing, or something else. Build the shop based on the work and money. If you build it on credit you are adding risk. Be aware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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